Issued as BR 17/09
The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP)is a way of summing up each child`s development and learning achievement at the end of the Foundation Stage. Its primary purpose is to provide Year 1 practitioners with reliable and accurate information about each child`s level of development. Members are reminded that it is NOT a mechanism for agencies such as LAs, SIPs and Ofsted to use as a marker for future achievement, and should therefore play no part in the target setting procedure, or relate directly to KS1 and KS2 outcomes.
Jan Dubiel, Programme Lead, EYFSP, at QCDA,has re-emphasised at a conference this month that:-
- It is nonsense to expect every child to make 2 points progress per term on the profile.
- There is no expectation or requirement that evidence is always recorded or documented-practitioners should only record what is significant.
- P Scales are designed for children accessing the National Curriculum in KS1 or beyond who are not attaining Level1. They are not for EYFS children.
- There is NO equivalence between EYFS Profile Scale Points/ scores and National Curriculum Levels.
- There is NO reliable statistical correlation between EYFS Profile attainment and NC KS1 at national level.
- Demonstrating progress is an issue, however, and schools do need to have a clear rationale of why children are where they are.
- Good, holistic EYFS practice, in Jan`s opinion, tends to manifest itself at ages 11 to 14 in terms of confidence, creativity and self esteem, not at KS1 or KS2 SATs level.
The message is therefore clear. No outside bodies should be applying undue and inappropriate pressure on schools with regards to EYFSP outcomes when discussing targets for later years` achievements or national curriculum test results.
No outside bodies should be applying undue and inappropriate pressure on schools with regards to EYFSP outcomes when discussing targets for later years` achievements or national curriculum test results.
