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Froebel Partnership launches pilot phase of new CPD package

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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A new professional development programme designed to support practitioners to reflect more deeply on their practice has been launched by the Froebel Partnership.

Updated guidance for early years practitioners on two-year-old check

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Monday, May 16, 2022

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New guidance for early years practitioners on carrying out the progress check at age two has been released by the Department for Education (DfE).

Teachers brand new tests for four- and five-year-olds 'a waste of time'

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Nearly 9 in 10 teachers in a survey believe that the Reception Baseline is a waste of teaching time, according to a survey.

Analysis: Schools question need for the new Reception Baseline

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

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Many teachers remain opposed to the Reception Baseline Assessment, which became a legal requirement for those children who started school this September. By Catherine Gaunt

Reception Baseline: Overwhelming majority of parents reject testing children starting school - survey

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Friday, April 16, 2021

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Just 6 per cent of parents think that children should be tested in English and Maths within their first few weeks of school, according to new research, which also revealed that most parents surveyed do not support assessment in Reception.

Low birth weight an indicator of delayed development at age five - study

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Babies with low birth weight are physically and cognitively ‘significantly’ behind their peers at the age of five, new analysis by the National Foundation for Educational Research in the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS) has found.

Autumn phonics check ‘pointless’ in pandemic, most teachers say

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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The majority of teachers were against holding this year’s autumn phonics check, with many describing the assessment as ‘pointless’, ‘unnecessary’ and ‘irrelevant’ in the aftermath of lockdown, a survey reveals.

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

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The Reception Baseline has been postponed for a year to autumn 2021 due to the ‘challenging circumstances’ schools face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has announced, in a move welcomed by campaigners.

Labour schools shadow calls for baseline assessment to be cancelled

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

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Shadow Schools Minister Margaret Greenwood is pressing Nick Gibb, School Standards Minister, to abandon the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) to support emotional well-being as children return to school after the coronavirus lockdown.

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

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More than 2,500 people have signed an open letter to schools minister Nick Gibb, calling for the Government to 'urgently' reconsider plans to bring in the Reception Baseline in September.

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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What can we learn from the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study? Dr Martina Street explains criticisms of the research, findings, and what future studies should focus on

Revised Development Matters to begin trial

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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‘Road-testing’ of early drafts of the updated Development Matters is about to get under way as nurseries, childminders and Reception classes start to trial the materials in the next few weeks. They will be available to use from September.

Reception baseline: 'children scared of getting it wrong', say teachers

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Teachers have reiterated a call for the Reception baseline to be scrapped, after a survey found that many believe it harms children and is not an accurate assessment.

Reception baseline provides 'accurate' assessment for children's progress

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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The Department for Education has released new research claiming the Reception Baseline Assessment provides an accurate starting point for measuring children’s progress.

DfE confirms EYFSP publication date

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Friday, September 27, 2019

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The Department for Education has confirmed the timetable for publishing Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) statistics, after a review.

Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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Almost 200 schools that initially signed up to the Reception Baseline pilot have dropped out.

Schools call for overhaul of primary school testing

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Senior teachers want a 'complete review' of the way pupils are assessed as they say the current regime is ineffective and puts unnecessary stress on children.

DfE promotes baseline assessment in new video

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

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The Department for Education has uploaded a new YouTube video on the Reception baseline assessment explaining how it will work.

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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The main study for the controversial OECD International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study, known as 'Baby PISA', is to go ahead in autumn 2018, following last autumn’s field trial with 450 five-year-old children.

DfE invites bids to develop and run £10m Reception baseline

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has put the contract out to tender for a supplier to develop, pilot and oversee the Reception baseline.

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Froebel Partnership launches pilot phase of new CPD package

Updated guidance for early years practitioners on two-year-old check

Teachers brand new tests for four- and five-year-olds 'a waste of time'

Analysis: Schools question need for the new Reception Baseline

Reception Baseline: Overwhelming majority of parents reject testing children starting school - survey

Low birth weight an indicator of delayed development at age five - study

Autumn phonics check ‘pointless’ in pandemic, most teachers say

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

Labour schools shadow calls for baseline assessment to be cancelled

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

Revised Development Matters to begin trial

Reception baseline: 'children scared of getting it wrong', say teachers

Reception baseline provides 'accurate' assessment for children's progress

DfE confirms EYFSP publication date

Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

Schools call for overhaul of primary school testing

DfE promotes baseline assessment in new video

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

DfE invites bids to develop and run £10m Reception baseline

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