meab enewsletter 7th issue
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MEAB NewsletterMontessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board
Issue 7 February 2012 published three times a year for accredited schools
Dear MEAB accredited schools and nurseries,
We hope that the Spring term started well for all of you.
The expectation in the revised EYFS is that settings will continue to engage in self-reflective processes and that quality improvement tools are used to
maintain and improve practice standards. MEAB will continue to provide cost-effective and relevant support to schools in fulfilling this requirement.
There are now 124 MEAB accredited schools. Many congratulations to all the staff at the settings that have just been accredited, we hope that your
school and its pupils are reaping the rewards of this self-evaluation.
There are now many more schools coming forward for the first time and the re-accreditations have begun in earnest. Both first time accreditations and
re-accreditations have the same structure and time frame and for this reason we have updated all relevant sections of the web pages. There are full
details of the process, including the criteria, how to prepare and a clear step-by-step guide, as well as an FAQ page. We have also revised our
documentation, which can be downloaded from the site. The focus of the accreditation process is on Montessori practice, so the assessors will be
looking for spontaneous opportunities for learning within a two and a half to three hour work cycle. Observations of children, the environment and
peers will also feature prominently in the re-accreditations.
For those settings whose accreditations are due to expire, we will be in touch, giving you plenty of notice to prepare for the re-accreditation. For those
settings that decide not to pursue re-accreditation at this point we will remove the MEAB logo and report link on the MSA website, therefore it is
important that you share your plans with us.
If your school is due for re-accreditation you will need to:
prepare an S1 form: you can download a blank copy to complete fromwww.montessori.org.uk/msa/accreditation/documents__and__guidance.If you have stored your original S1 electronically you can cut and paste relevant sections
look again at any recommendations that your original assessor put forward, thinking about how you have progressed with these and how youhave moved forward in other areas of your Montessori practice
inform your assessor of any CPD and development plans that you have at your setting
liaise with Kristine Largo about the time-scale of your re-accreditation, she will make initial contact.
In issue 101 ofMontessori Internationalthe MSA published their Code of Conduct. We strongly recommend that you sign up to this document and
that you discuss its content and implications with your staff and make it available to parents. Having been launched in 2008, the MEAB scheme is
nearing the end of its infancy. This is now an excellent time for us to reflect on the service that we offer Montessori settings and would be really
interested in knowing what you think of the scheme, its benefits and what we can improve upon.
We are pleased to announce that five assessors have now achieved the professional status of Chartered Educational Assessors, awarded by theChartered Institute of Educational Assessors. We also have two in-house MEAB assessor training days per year, which serve to develop our skills as
individuals and as a team. We will be inviting more practitioners to become MEAB assessors this year, so please look out for our advertisement in the
next issue ofMontessori Internationaland visit the Assessor page on the website.
Please note this change of date: the first conference for MEAB accredited schools will now be held on June 20, 2012 at the Jeffery Hall, Institute
of Education, Bedford Way, London. This is fully funded by the Montessori St. Nicholas charity, which continues to focus its support on MEAB
accredited settings, a focus that is shared by the MSA in order that standards in high quality Montessori schools are perpetuated and recognised.
Have you also booked your tickets to the MSA National Conference which is at the Institute of Education on Saturday 24th
March?
This year we will continue with our intention of broadening and strengthening MEABs ability to help raise the quality of Montessori provision. We look
forward to continuing our partnership with you and would welcome your comments on our service.
Michele Dows-Miller Barbara Isaacs Feb 2012
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Message from Accreditation Officers p.1
Academic Matters p.2
MEAB Accredited Schools p.3
Upcoming Events p.4
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124 MEAB Accredited Schools OTHER NEWSCharity launches
Montessori Parenting Book
In line with the Montessori
St Nicholas (MSN) Charitys
commitment to raise
awareness and
understanding of the
Montessori approach, the
charity is publishing a new book called Learning
Together, What Montessori can offer your
family in March 2012 for parents in the UK and
abroad. The book takes a fresh look at family
life to help parents put the child at the heart of
the home and unlock their amazing potential,
and is aimed at parents of young children from
birth upwards. If youd like more details about
the book, and want to consider reseller
opportunities, [email protected]
Training Solutions
The MSN Charity continues to support thedevelopment of the Montessori standards by
raising the number of Montessori qualified
teachers in each of our settings by providing
access to distance learning courses and giving
Montessori schools personalized training
solutions for their settings needs. Our new
member of staff Vicky McKillop, an MCI
trained teacher will contact each MSA
member school regarding your training
requirements. You can email
[email protected] discuss your
training needs.
FPIs Family Friendly Scheme
Family Friendly is a major scheme that aims to
change the way UK society views families by
giving you and your family the voice you
deserve. It provides the chance to tell local
organisations what theyre doing right, and how
they could improve, in terms of providing
services for families. For more info, visit
www.wearefamilyfriendly.org/family/home
USEFUL LINKS
Foundation Years Forum
Post your comments, views and questions on
anything from support to your ideas on current
government programme at this new link,
http://foundationyears.org.uk/forum/
Training
To help you plan your CPD training workshops
and seminars this year access the 2011-2012
MCI Training Directory online at
http://www.montessori.org.uk/mci_training
Congratulations to our newly Accredited Schools:
Region 4Malton Montessori School and Nursery Malton, North YorkshireRigg Farm Montessori School Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Region 8The Old School House Montessori Tenterden, Kent
Region 11Chives Montessori School Ipswich, Suffolk
InternationalGulf Montessori Nursery KuwaitGulf Montessori Nursery Dubai, United Arab Emirates
We are growing at a rapid pace as more and more schools andnurseries are being accredited. Watch this space for more news.
Summary
3 Region 1 - Scotland7 Region 3 - Middlesex8 Region 4 - North England6 Region 5 - West Midlands1 Region 6 - East Midlands9 Region 7 -Southwest and Wales11 Region 8 Kent and Sussex19 Region 9 - Eastern England
33 Region 10 - London8 Region 11 - East Anglia9 Region 12 Hampshire,
Berkshire, Surrey10 International
124 MEAB Accredited Schools
For the complete list of accredited schools, visit
http://www.montessori.org.uk/msa/accreditation/accreditation_reports.
This list is also a regular feature ofMontessori International.
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Upcoming Events
14 January R3 Forest School Skills Development Day
28 January R3 Infant and Toddler Session with Dawn Nasser
(5 sessions 25 Feb, 10 Mar, 28 Apr & 19 May)
4 February R11 Preparing for MEAB Accreditation with
Dawn Nasser
11 February R9 Drama workshop with Chris Manville and
Practical Life Session with Sarah Rowledge
11 February R7 - The World of Stuff and Possibilities with Gail
Alder and Jenni Dutton
25 February R8 Non-violent/Compassionate Communication with
Tracy Seed at Little Oaks Montessori
3 March R5/6 Preparing for MEAB Accreditation with
Barbara Isaacs
24 March MSA National Conference at the Institute of Education
19 May R9 Outdoor Classroom with Wendy Compson
16 June R3 EYFS: The New Document
20 June MEAB School Leaders Conference7 September R3- Forest School Leader Training
(7, 8, 9, 22, 23 Sept)
Browsehttp://www.montessori.org.uk/msa/msa/events_msa for the full list
of events. Get contact details of your regional chairs and read more
information about Regional Events at
htt ://www.montessori.or .uk/msa/msa/msa re ions
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