S5Ep6: Inspection - The EY Education Focused Inspection

About this episode

This episode discusses the education focused inspection and provides practical tips for educators.

In this episode we discuss the call that makes all educators nervous - the notification of the inspection calling. We discuss the education focused inspection carried out by the Department of Education and we go through the EYEI inspection guideline document. We finish up with some practical tips and key takeaways which feedback from recent inspections have highlighted as important for you to consider in your practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Paula Walshe, Celine Govern

Topics covered

• inspection
• education
• early years
• practical tips
• key takeaways

Keywords

• inspection
• education focused inspection
• Department of Education
• EYEI
• guideline document
• practical tips
• key takeaways

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Education

Books & works: EYEI inspection guideline document

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