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The Ofsted Big Conversation North West is a grassroots movement of early years providers working together to liaise with Ofsted and bring the sector together.

North West, England
Joined December 2019
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Thank you @obcnw and all at #NWOBC23 We listened to all of your feedback and will work with the @obcnw steering group to follow up on what you told us. Work to do! Thank you for all you doing in tough times! We all want the very best for children.
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Some great points here. – at Southampton, England
Pennie Akehurst reminds us that a specific induction is vital when being promoted to a leadership position in the early years. It’s not enough to be a good practitioner. A different set of skills is needed for leadership. #NWOBC23
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Business at its best at #NurseryAgendaSouth yesterday! Now en route to @obcnw for another fantastic event championing the #earlyyears #NWOBC #earlyyears #ofsted
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Attending the #NWobc this morning with 700 early years colleagues from across the North West and the rest of the UK. @OfstedBigC We’ve heard from Neil Leach and @amanda_spielman, now from @Ofstednews around C&L and the curriculum
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Q&A at #NWOBC23 some of the Ofsted team respond @WRatcliffOfsted talks about Ofsted’s role in reporting on what is happening in the EY sector. @Ofstednews
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Children need communication & language capabilities to succeed in life. Why are we fixated on school readiness? – at Southampton, England
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Neil Leitch finishes his talk by reminding us never to doubt the importance of what we do in the early years. #NWobc23
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We are reminded of the support from @KensingtonRoyal as an ally for early years and the important work we do #NWOBC23
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Our sector cannot continue in the same vain. It does need reform. #NWOBC @obcnw Neil Leitch from @EYAlliance says it as it is this morning.#EarlyYears #NWOBC23
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love the polls already
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We are excited to attend @obcnw in Bolton Bringing together sector experts and representatives, the #OfstedBigConversation is a key voice for the early years sector!🌟 Check out the brilliant line up of speakers ⬇️ bit.ly/3ZXSVDq #NWOBC #earlyyears
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Replying to @ChristieCo
@ChristieCo are super excited to be facilitating a very special event for #EarlyYears providers on the eve of upcoming @obcnw open meeting - Looking forward to sharing insights from our Business Outlook 2023 report, entertainment and networking fun! 😀🍷💃 – at Little Town, England
Christie & Co are really excited to be hosting a gala dinner ahead of the OBC event. Please register your details on the link below loom.ly/37hdSeY
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Replying to @earlyyearshub
Happy New Year to all of our Early Years Colleagues. Our 2023 event is now only weeks away - have you bought your tickets yet ? 👉NWOBC.co.uk @HopeEducationUK @myfirst5years @miniminds_uk @AliceSharpLtd @TSD_Directory @Ofstednews @EYAlliance
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OBCNW retweeted
We can't wait to welcome Pennie Akehurst to speak live at NWOBC!! Don't miss her presentation entitled 'Learning from the best: The characteristics of excellent provision' Book today: loom.ly/lkHEggw #obc #earlyyearsfundamentals #101auditquestions #inspections
So brilliant to have Shaddai Tembo from @CriticalEYears with us delivering some important messages and reflections at the @obcnw event today. 🙌
We welcome the wonderful Shaddai Tembo of @CriticalEYears talking about the need to keep@childhoood political. #NWobc
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Our team are enjoying attending the zoom #NWOBC some great information and sharing of good quality practise in early years #dedication #commitment #improvingoutcomes #positivestart
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Looking forward to a very productive morning with #NWOBC ❤️
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Looking forward to continuing to examine and reflect on our practice over the next term after our teams listen to @CriticalEYears this morning on the @obcnw meeting @PorticoMossBank @PorticoJane @Portico_Nursery @Portico_Poppets @Portico_Lodge @porticowestend @earlyyearshub
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