Finally completed SEF....Shall I press submit?

**candylove13** · 09-03-2011, 10:00 PM

Hi everyone,

Finally after a lot of hard work and Sarahs fab e-book I have finished my SEF. (Just need to proof check it

)
So now Im thinking if I press submit, does this mean it will flag up with Ofsted that I need an inspection soon? I registered in October and am expecting Ofsteds call any day. Like everyone, I would love as much notice as possible to Mrs O's visit and am very anxious as first graded one. Does submiting a Sef instantly flag you up?
My other fear is getting the call and not having it submitted in time.
Shall I just bite the bullett?

**mr man** · 09-03-2011, 10:09 PM

hi sorry ive no advice becasue im in the exact situation - but minus the SEF.

will be watching for advice given, and fingers crossed for you. I'm hoping to maybe send my two children off on adventures to grandads for an overnight stay and i will get my sef done, if not only started. eekk

one Q thou - how did you get to log into your sef ????? i'm at a blank. ive never done it ? and have had no password or simliar ????? thanks (sorry for the hijack).

**christine e** · 09-03-2011, 10:28 PM

Go on be brave and click submit. I don't think it flags up to Ofsted but culd be wrong. I think Ofsted will only look at it when your name comes up for inspection.

Cx

**Leanne59** · 09-03-2011, 10:34 PM

I summitted mine in sept and im still waiting for my inspection! it will need updating by the time the come out!

please save your sef on disc and your hard drive and every where your can! i lost my 40 page sef! due to hard drive going i cryed for hours!!

**christine e** · 09-03-2011, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Leanne59

I summitted mine in sept and im still waiting for my inspection! it will need updating by the time the come out!

please save your sef on disc and your hard drive and every where your can! i lost my 40 page sef! due to hard drive going i cryed for hours!!

Why couldn't you pull it back up from the Ofsted online sef?

**Leanne59** · 09-03-2011, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by christine e

Why couldn't you pull it back up from the Ofsted online sef?

I sent it throught the post as the online was messing about

ofsted wouldnt send me a copy back! i think they lost it!

**nicoleon** · 09-03-2011, 11:07 PM

i submitted mine in nov or dec but still no call. yet. waiting for it any minute

**mrs_scottydog** · 09-03-2011, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by candylove13

So now Im thinking if I press submit, does this mean it will flag up with Ofsted that I need an inspection soon?

This is what I was wondering too. I started filling out my SEF a while ago and haven't done anymore since

This is my next task now that my LJ is up to date. Hx

**candylove13** · 10-03-2011, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by Leanne59

I summitted mine in sept and im still waiting for my inspection! it will need updating by the time the come out!

please save your sef on disc and your hard drive and every where your can! i lost my 40 page sef! due to hard drive going i cryed for hours!!

September wow! I think I will just send it in today then, at least it's off my mind

Yeah I've saved it on the pc's harddrive and the laptop, so fingers crossed.

To log into your SEF if I remember right, Ofsted send you out a letter with a token number on to log into the government gateway site and you set your account up there. I would ring Ofsted if not recieved it, I got mine just after registration.

Thanks for the good advice!

**carol cameron** · 10-03-2011, 07:58 AM

I submitted mine last July, was due for an inspection in October but didn't get an inspection until January this year. I also printed a SEF copy out for my own records which the inspector briefly referred to on the day of my inspection.
I did go back into the online SEF to start updates the week before my inspection and it worked fine.
Just press submit-it will make you feel so good to know you have done it

**wendywu** · 10-03-2011, 08:02 AM

Mine ids done but i have not submitted it.

So once it is submitted i can still go back and alter it then

**FizzWizz** · 10-03-2011, 09:47 AM

I am also due my first inspection so when Mrs Ofsted left a message on my phone last week the first thing I did was submit SEF.

When she actually spoke to me yesterday she asked if I had done SEF so hadn't actually looked for it when she phoned - therefore I would guess that it does not automatically flag you up but prob looks better if you submit before you get their call which is what I had to tell her I had done!!

I'm lucky though - have had about 3 weeks notice prior to inspection.