Mark of Achievement

Settings can now achieve their very own Mark of Achievement to reflect their passion and commitment to inclusive practice in the early years. Our training has been specifically designed to provide practical skills and knowledge to help educators support the growing numbers of children with SEND. With the Mark of Achievement, your setting is recognised for embracing the training within your teams and as such the dedication to transforming the lives of children with SEND through inclusive practice.

Learn more about our Dingley’s Promise Training subscription options:

CRITERIA FOR OFSTED REGISTERED EARLY YEARS PROVISION, LOCAL AUTHORITY TEAMS, FAMILY HUB TEAMS:

  • Early Years Provision or teams with 4 practitioners or more working directly with children 0-5 (including childminders with assistants): 75% of staff must complete the ‘Introduction to Early Years Inclusive Practice’ course plus a minimum of two additional courses of their choice. We would recommend that the full range of courses is covered across larger staff teams.
  • Early Years Provision with less than 4 practitioners: The lead practitioner will have completed the ‘Introduction to Early Years Inclusive Practice’ course and two additional courses of their choice. This also includes childminders who co-mind but have separate Ofsted registrations.

CRITERIA FOR SCHOOLS

As above, plus:

  • If you have a School-Based Nursery or Pre-School Provision that is NOT separately registered with Ofsted, the total number of staff must include Nursery/Pre-School AND Reception staff.
  • If you are applying as a team in an Inclusion Base in a mainstream Primary School, the total number of staff must also include staff in the mainstream classes that the children attend.