Webinar: Partnership Session: Quality Assurance matters: MCI’s Standards and Training Accreditation Review framework by MA Education

Partnership Session: Quality Assurance matters: MCI’s Standards and Training Accreditation Review framework

About This Webinar

Karen Chetwynd, Director of Academic Quality and Partnerships, Montessori Centre International (MCI) will explore the benefits of quality assurance for all nurseries, introducing MCI’s STAR framework, and a panel of early years settings discuss their experiences of this innovative approach.

About MCI
With the child at the heart of all it does, the Montessori Group is a global leader, working with governments, families, organisations and Montessori practitioners to ensure that the Montessori approach is as beneficial to society in the 21st century as it was in the 20th century.

The Montessori Group consists of Montessori St Nicholas Charity and Montessori Centre International. https://www.montessoritraining.org.uk/quality-assurance/

Today sees the launch of our Standards & Training Accreditation Review (STAR) framework – a quality recognition framework to reflect you.

This is our new developmental framework, ready for 2021, as we broaden our high-quality the service offer, extending its relevance outside of the Montessori community.

Our STAR assessment processes allow settings to illustrate their commitment to high-quality provision; excellence in their operations and reflect their experience and investment in quality assurance and enhancement activity.

Want to learn more? Contact us today: accreditation@montessori.org.uk

Agenda

9.30am | Ofsted update: Gill Jones
10.10am | Virtual exhibition and networking break
10.30am | How demographics can inform your business strategy Arabella Dalloz & Paul Langsto
11.10am | Coronavirus and young children’s health: Dr Colin Michie
11.40am | Partnerships session: Quality Assurance matters: MCI’s Standards and Training Accreditation Review framework: Karen Chetwynd
12.10pm | Qualifications update: Julie Hyde

Presenters

Karen Chetwynd

Director of Academic Quality and Partnerships, Montessori Centre International

Karen has worked extensively in educational quality assurance, partnering with FE/HE providers to secure institutional and course-level recognitions, nationally and internationally. Work with University partners; Ofqual Awarding Organisations and NGB’s led Karen to support qualifications development from Entry to Post-Graduate, overseeing curriculum design across varied sectors.

Preeti Patel

Head of Education, Montessori Centre International

After fifteen years practice in a Montessori day-care nursery as Nursery Manager and an Early Years Educator, Preeti took on the role of Academic Placement Tutor at Montessori Centre International (MCI). She is now our Head of Education.

Preeti holds a BA (Hons) Degree, Montessori International Diploma and an Early Years Teacher Status. Preeti has been involved in Safeguarding training and has delivered many CPD training sessions to colleagues over the last few years.

Nitin Jain

Managing Director at Montessori by Busy Bees

Nitin joined Busy Bees in 2019, to help manage, support and grow Busy Bees’ Montessori offering. Before joining Busy Bees, Nitin spent 11 years working within the healthcare sector as Operations Director. Nitin is passionate about child development and champions the Montessori method of learning. Since 2013 Nitin’s family have been Foster Carers and he is part of the support network, further aiding his vast understanding of children and early years.

Stacey McMahon

International Montessori Educator

Stacey Wilson-McMahon has taught in many international schools and since 2020 she has been working on fulfilling a long-term dream to open an international Montessori school in the Canary Islands. Stacey sees her mission as a Montessori educator to follow the needs of each child, helping them discover, develop, explore, create and inquire in a safe and creative environment. Stacey was thrilled to learn of MCI’s STAR framework; she values the importance of recognising high-quality Montessori education and the business model for her new Montessori Center of Learning includes the application for the first steps of accreditation from the onset of her new school.

Liz Roberts

Editor, Nursery World

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