Ofsted for dp! How best to support?

[littlebylittle]

A while since I did one. How should I support dp for his on Monday?

A very large whisky afterwards!

Just take up the slack - try to field all domestic chores/childcare for a couple of days until it's all over. That's what me and my dh do for each other - God knows what we would do if they happened at exactly the same time!

Feenie's right, provide food, drinks and look after the kids. Cancel any commitments you might have on his behalf.

My husband did take up the slack for my OFSTED and it was great . He did try saying stuff like 'you'll be fine' but that didn't really help as much. I did like that he appreciated how much work I had put into it all

a stiff drink afterwards is great! (and his favourite celebratory meal?)

Assuming will be removing children from house daytime, doing all duties. Plus cake. Lots of cake. Thanks for confirming what I thought. In days gone by i'd go in and do displays but I think two children in tow might not be what's required plus displays and tarted up rooms not key areas on the sef!

is he the head? could you proof read/tart up the SEF itself?

SEFs are out now.

Are they?? What's in, then?

we are still using ours & finding it useful (i am vc of govs).

Hope he knows that, feenie!! Is now the moment to tell him if not?!!!

Nothing else, yet. Have Oftsed asked to see it though, hoxtonchick? Surely they won't, if they're obsolete?

I would think he knows already, littlebylittle!

The Sef is still being used until at least august 2011. The ofsted inspection framework due in September appears to be delayed and pilots are on hold. The earliest for a full scale new framework will be January 2012. It is likely that as the sef supports the current framework it will continue as long as the framework does. Advice to schools due for inspection in the 2011-2012 window is to ensure the sef is downloaded prior to august 2012 in case they are inspected in the autumn.

Whoops prior to august 2011.

Announcing that the sef was discontinued was a govism. Ofsted clarified the next day that it was continuing until august 2011 (when new framework was planned)

The sef Is and always has been optional however ant school choosing not to do it isn't doing themselves any favours.

Ah, thanks for the clarification, gottakeepchanging - shows what I know! Thankfully we were 'done' last year, so it won't be an issue for us.

yy, we had ofsted in jan & the first thing they asked for was the SEF.