when are we supposed to fill in the sef?Before the pre-inspection or before the actual inspection?Are they difficult to do? thanks jake

when are we supposed to fill in the sef?Before the pre-inspection or before the actual inspection?Are they difficult to do? thanks jake

you SEF is an overview/evaluation of your practice, so when you start working.
Its an ongoing document and I doubt that it will be chock-a-block full by the time you have your first inspection.
The SEF can be a very useful tool for your inspector to get an insight into the way you work. you can provide examples of what you do (or might do) , stuff you might not think of on the day or remember to tell them.

It can be quite daunting, its rather large and long and quite repetitive in places. Sarah sells some fabulous e-books and one of them is about the SEF.:thumbsup:

Thanks for that,cant find it now so better ask ofsted for another or is it ok to download one instead?suppose i better get started on it asap. thanks again.jake:D

You can download one... or there is a copy in free downloads at the top of the forum.

Good luck! :D

Thankyou sarah x

I want to start to fill this in too and just printed it out... but ran out of paper half way through.. doh! Need to run to shops tomorrow then..
I can't believe the mountain of paper I've printed out already and I've just started :)

xx

Just finished 5 min ago :clapping:

sounds silly but what does it mean by "characteristics of the setting"?

They sent me a code so I can fill it in all online and submit it to them that way.