Nursery World - Nursery Management: Ofsted Big Conversation

Since it began last September, the Ofsted Big Conversation has been
gaining momentum in its quest to improve the inspection process. Karen
Faux charts its progress.

The Ofsted Big Conversation (OBC) has achieved a considerable amount since it began its life six months ago.

What started as a debate on Nursery World's LinkedIn group has grown to become a dynamic movement with its own website, a regional structure and clearly defined agenda.

None of this would have been possible without the power of social media, which the sector has shown itself to be very adept at harnessing. obc-1

OBC was born out of the frustration and anger felt about the increasing number of downgrades and complaint-driven inspections, which reached a peak last year. Clearly, something had to be done and the sector decided to unite.

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