{"id":17413,"date":"2021-10-06T14:07:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T13:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:24:39","slug":"umbrella-page-test-leadership-qa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/umbrella-page-test-leadership-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &amp; Quality Assurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_1663\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_1663-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17259 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24142204\/Quality-Assurance-and-leadership-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24142204\/Quality-Assurance-and-leadership-icon.png 756w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/earlylevelportal\/uploads\/sites\/3720\/2025\/11\/24142204\/Quality-Assurance-and-leadership-icon-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\">Leadership &amp;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><strong>Quality Assurance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\">Leadership and quality assurance in early years settings are vital for ensuring consistently high standards of care, learning and wellbeing. Effective leadership sets a clear vision, supports staff development and creates a reflective culture where practice is continually improved. Through systematic self-evaluation, settings can identify strengths, address gaps and ensure they meet national expectations. Strong leadership and ongoing quality assurance ultimately lead to better outcomes for children, families and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_231\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/audits\/\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><strong><small>Audits<\/small><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/child-protection-2\/\"><strong><small>Child Protection<\/small><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/child-protection-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><small>Resources <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ad<\/span>\u00a0<\/small><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><small><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/focusobservations\/\">Focus Observations<\/a><\/small><\/span><\/strong><small><\/small><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-4\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/leuven-involvement-scale\/\"><small><strong>Leuven Scale<\/strong><\/small><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/leuven-involvement-scale-resources\/\"><br \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-5\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/pedagogical-leadership-aop\/\"><small><strong>Pedagogical Leadership<\/strong><\/small><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/pedagogical-leadership-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><small><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/small> <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ad<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_231-column-6\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/peer-observation\/\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><small><strong>Peer Observation<\/strong><\/small><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/peer-observation-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><small><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/small> <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ad<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_167\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_167-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_167-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><small><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/policies-procedures\/\"><strong>Policies<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/small><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_167-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/quality-assurance\/\"><strong><small>Quality Assurance<\/small><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_167-column-4\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/self-evaluation\/\"><strong><small>Self-Evaluation<\/small><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/self-evaluation-resources-and-collated-guidance-pages\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><small>Resources <span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf0ad<\/span>\u00a0<\/small><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_167-column-5\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><small><span style=\"color: #c99b24;\"><a style=\"color: #c99b24;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/vision-values-and-aims\/\"><strong>Vision, Values &amp; 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