Shared Conversations

Topic outline

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  General

  The Shared Conversation process focuses on supporting pre-school and day nursery settings to continue to develop and improve their practice and provision, working together in a proactive way with the Advisory Team.

  Each preschool and day nursery is offered a shared conversation over the course of a three year cycle. A new three year cycle will commence from September 2024
  
  
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  What to expect from your Shared Conversation

  A short presentation outlining the Shared Conversation process is available now to view below

  • What to expect from your Shared Conversation Interactive Content

    This short presentation explains key elements of the Shared Conversation process. 

    
    

  • Record of Contact Report- Shared Conversation File
  • Grade descriptors taken from EY Inspection Handbook File
  • EY Inspection Handbook: Evaluation Schedule File
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  Feedback form

  In order to ensure that the Shared Conversation process is as beneficial to settings as it can be, we ask for your feedback. The link and QR code will be shared with you following the visit and you will also have a link and code included on the report. 

  
  We are always grateful for the feedback we receive and ensure that it is used to tailor the process moving forward. 

  
  

  • Please scan the QR code or click on the link: Shared Conversation Feedback Form September 2025 - July 2026