Penny1959
03-07-2012, 12:06 PM
Elsewhere I have commented about LA's being good at wording things so it seems like you have to do something and no options - when in fact there usually are options - or sometimes they are not telling the 'whole truth'
So example from my LA
Said at revised EYFS information session
Worcestershire advised that safeguarding training is renewed every TWO years - so taken in relation to wording in revised EYFS where it says 'Taking account of any advise from LSCB' - I and others assumed we had to renew every two years.
Today we get sent an audit from LSCB - where it says maximum time scale for renewal of training THREE years.
So I check with my friend who still works for Worcestershire LA - and ask for clarification
She says - TWO years good practice actual requirment must be renewed every THREE years.
So as far as I am concerned - I will renew between 2.5 years and 3 years depending on availabilty of courses - rather than looking for a course between 1.5 years and 2 years.
A big difference over time is costs - as in 12 years could have renewed 6 times rather than the required 4 times - thus saving the cost of 2 courses (plus of course you time andtravel costs)
As I say clever with words - why could they not just say 'Must be renewed every three years but it is considered good practice to renew every 2 years'
Penny :)
So example from my LA
Said at revised EYFS information session
Worcestershire advised that safeguarding training is renewed every TWO years - so taken in relation to wording in revised EYFS where it says 'Taking account of any advise from LSCB' - I and others assumed we had to renew every two years.
Today we get sent an audit from LSCB - where it says maximum time scale for renewal of training THREE years.
So I check with my friend who still works for Worcestershire LA - and ask for clarification
She says - TWO years good practice actual requirment must be renewed every THREE years.
So as far as I am concerned - I will renew between 2.5 years and 3 years depending on availabilty of courses - rather than looking for a course between 1.5 years and 2 years.
A big difference over time is costs - as in 12 years could have renewed 6 times rather than the required 4 times - thus saving the cost of 2 courses (plus of course you time andtravel costs)
As I say clever with words - why could they not just say 'Must be renewed every three years but it is considered good practice to renew every 2 years'
Penny :)