Pipsqueak
13-07-2009, 02:22 PM
Ok my life is still busy and hectic and I am awaiting the pending phone call from Ofsted for my inspection but,..... this morning on my ring rounds I was talking to 2 minders (separately!!!) who both said now that they have muddled through the starts of EYFS, they have both kicked back a bit and relaxed as they have become confident with what they are doing and have started to enjoy their jobs again and its given them a clear sense of direction.
I must admit I am the same - I have relished EYFS, I have struggled at points (but that is my fault - must learn not to take on so much) but I am throughly enjoying my job. I love being with the kids. I love understanding why the kids are doing something or why something helps them and I love knowing how to move it forwards. OK, I knew a lot of this before EYFS but over the last 2 years my horizons have been broaden so much and it shows in my practice. I am getting so much satisfaction out of what I do. For example after our planned activity of gluing stuff - the kids went out to play in the garden while I cleared up - I loved just standing watching and listening. I then popped a tray outside and stuck two bottles of shaving foam and two aprons. They had a whale of a time and didn't realise I was watching, and videoing. Got some fab footage! Put some music on as well and they were dancing around in the garden - brilliant!
I am not running around like a headless chicken trying to complete tons of paperwork, nor am I taking zillions of photos -I have definately chilled out and realise that the quality of my written work is what counts - ensuring that it accurately reflects my practice = EYFS. I have made EYFS work for me and tbh its no different to what I was doing before
I must admit I am the same - I have relished EYFS, I have struggled at points (but that is my fault - must learn not to take on so much) but I am throughly enjoying my job. I love being with the kids. I love understanding why the kids are doing something or why something helps them and I love knowing how to move it forwards. OK, I knew a lot of this before EYFS but over the last 2 years my horizons have been broaden so much and it shows in my practice. I am getting so much satisfaction out of what I do. For example after our planned activity of gluing stuff - the kids went out to play in the garden while I cleared up - I loved just standing watching and listening. I then popped a tray outside and stuck two bottles of shaving foam and two aprons. They had a whale of a time and didn't realise I was watching, and videoing. Got some fab footage! Put some music on as well and they were dancing around in the garden - brilliant!
I am not running around like a headless chicken trying to complete tons of paperwork, nor am I taking zillions of photos -I have definately chilled out and realise that the quality of my written work is what counts - ensuring that it accurately reflects my practice = EYFS. I have made EYFS work for me and tbh its no different to what I was doing before