How to Achieve the Every Child Matters Standards: A Practical Guide (Book & CD Rom) - Softcover

Rita Cheminais

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412948169 ISBN 13: 9781412948166

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

In this book Rita Cheminais shows you how your setting can achieve the Every Child Matters (ECM) Standards. Paying attention to the practical details, she provides advice and guidance on: - applying the ECM standards to mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and Children's Centres; - undertaking the ECM Standards audit; - monitoring and evaluating progress; - building a portfolio of evidence; - the assessment process. The evidence gathered towards meeting the ECM Standards can be fed into and inform the OFSTED school self-evaluation form (SEF). The author has also included: - full evidence descriptors for each of the 12 ECM Standards in table format, aligned with the relevant ECM outcomes; - useful summary checklists; - an accompanying CD full of downloadable material, including an improvement planning and self-evaluation framework and a Power-Point presentation. Table of Contents: Every Child Matters Standards - concept; guiding principles; where and when to use them; advantages; assessors How to Achieve the Every Child Matters Standards Undertaking the Every Child Matters Standards Audit Building an Every Child Matters Portfolio of Evidence The Every Child Matters Evidence Descriptors for the Twelve Standards Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards meeting the Every Child Matters Standards Appendices - Model Every Child Matters Standards Information Brochure; Every Child Matters Standards Power Point Presentation; Model Every Child Matters Standards Contract of Agreement; Model Every Child Matters Standards Award Certificate

About this title

About the Author

Rita Cheminais is a leading expert in the fields of special educational needs (SEN), nationally and internationally. With a background as a teacher, a SEN Co-ordinator, an OFSTED inspector, a General, Senior and Principal Adviser in SEN and Inclusion, as a School Improvement Officer, and as a Freelance Education Consultant, Rita has thirty seven years of practical experience.

She is a prolific writer and respected author of journal articles and books in the areas of SEN, inclusion, Every Child Matters, Pupil Voice, and Partnership Working with Families and Multi-agencies.  Rita speaks regularly at national conferences on these topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412948169
• ISBN 13: 9781412948166
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144