mmichellled
10-06-2013, 10:43 AM
Hello all
I have been reading through the forum posts and I think getting myself more and more confused on what to do in the way of observations/ daily diaries and learning journeys. I had a visit from the LA support worker and she almost suggested I was doing more than enough, but reading through here I am not doing as much as most people.
I currently do a daily diary (one for the parent who has two children. It is combined as one of the children I only really take to nursery and back apart from one morning a week. Plus mornings I have them ange from 1-5 a week). The diary contains the following categories - sleeps, food, nappies/ toilet, what we have done, how we have been. It is the last two I am writing most on and I include what they particularly likes playing with that day, anything they have done well, anything new etc.
I have been told that obs should be child led (so if I see them doing something new/ not doing something) but as a suggestion about 1-2 a month. Are you all doing more than this? I found that I wasn't writing that much more than the notes in my daily diary. Also I just ticked if there was a link to the areas of learning.
In terms of summaries (I hear some people do a summary of progress each term - are you going by school terms?), learning journeys (I assume this is just a colleciton of observations - but I also want to work through DM and 'assess' each child against the criteria to help planning etc, so could inlcude this) Should I be putting anythine else in there? I add photos to the daily diary. I am thinking of using orbit to do this but haven't completely decided yet.
If anyone has had feedback from ofsted and can offer any tips I would be really grateful. Thank you
I have been reading through the forum posts and I think getting myself more and more confused on what to do in the way of observations/ daily diaries and learning journeys. I had a visit from the LA support worker and she almost suggested I was doing more than enough, but reading through here I am not doing as much as most people.
I currently do a daily diary (one for the parent who has two children. It is combined as one of the children I only really take to nursery and back apart from one morning a week. Plus mornings I have them ange from 1-5 a week). The diary contains the following categories - sleeps, food, nappies/ toilet, what we have done, how we have been. It is the last two I am writing most on and I include what they particularly likes playing with that day, anything they have done well, anything new etc.
I have been told that obs should be child led (so if I see them doing something new/ not doing something) but as a suggestion about 1-2 a month. Are you all doing more than this? I found that I wasn't writing that much more than the notes in my daily diary. Also I just ticked if there was a link to the areas of learning.
In terms of summaries (I hear some people do a summary of progress each term - are you going by school terms?), learning journeys (I assume this is just a colleciton of observations - but I also want to work through DM and 'assess' each child against the criteria to help planning etc, so could inlcude this) Should I be putting anythine else in there? I add photos to the daily diary. I am thinking of using orbit to do this but haven't completely decided yet.
If anyone has had feedback from ofsted and can offer any tips I would be really grateful. Thank you