Originally Posted by
bunyip
Ofsted expect us to have starting points in place the moment the child starts with us.
I think it says a lot about Ofsted that they think you can understand and assess a child from the second they cross the threshold. :(
Anyway, I use information provided by the parent for 'Starting Points Mark 1' and include a brief note that I've had to use information provided by the parents to meet a nonsensical regulatory requirement just for the sake of being all above board and street-legal. After a few weeks, when I've actually got to know the child long enough to remember their abilities, favourite foods, name, you know the sort of piffling details, I then write up the more reliable 'Starting Points Mark 2'.
It's quite an eye-opener to compare Ma & Pa's version of what their child prodigy can do with the reality of my own observations. It also teaches you how 'creative' parents can be with the truth. :rolleyes: