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Monday, April 30, 2018

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While many are calling for EYFS guidance to be updated, others believe now is not the right time to do so. Annette Rawstrone unpicks the arguments from sector experts

Editor’s view – Falling on deaf ears

Monday, April 16, 2018

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It seems that the Government has not been listening to the strong case against the REception Baseline, says Liz Roberts

Desperate measures

Monday, February 19, 2018

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Assessment has become a political game, says Michael Pettavel

Ins and outs of IELS

Monday, February 19, 2018

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Long-awaited details of 'Baby PISA' have not been met with much acclaim, says Liz Roberts

'Baby PISA' study to go ahead in autumn

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.

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

Monday, January 15, 2018

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Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views

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

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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

Assessment: Reducing children to numbers

Monday, November 13, 2017

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Measures of children’s progress – especially one-off assessments such as the baseline in Reception – are flawed, meaning neither policy-makers nor children benefit, say Alice Bradbury and Guy Roberts-Holmes

EYFS Best Practice: All about… action research

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Action research might sound like the last thing that time-pressed practitioners will want to do, but it is a really useful tool to demonstrate the improving quality of your practice, finds Dr Kay Mathieson

New order for ELGs and Profile

Monday, October 2, 2017

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Plans to reform the EYFS Profile and goals are proving controversial. Annette Rawstrone reports

Enabling Environments: Movers - Move on up!

Monday, October 2, 2017

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What the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) for two- to six-year-olds provision aims to achieve. By its co-author, Carol Archer

Reception baseline assessment: dangerous, inappropriate and flawed data

Monday, September 18, 2017

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Dr Alice Bradbury and Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes of UCL Institute of Education argue that the policy to bring back the Baseline is discredited and that Government should abandon these plans.

Analysis: What is ‘baby PISA’?

Monday, May 15, 2017

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The OECD’s upcoming international study of early learning outcomes for five-year-olds has raised concerns in the sector. Charlotte Goddard reports

Assessment - All about the school

Monday, April 17, 2017

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Assessment should be about making sure schools are doing their job properly, says Natalie Perera

Early Years in School: Opinion - Game up

Monday, January 23, 2017

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Improving the quality of assessment information while reducing the quantity of it will result in better provision, says Dr Julian Grenier

EYFS Best Practice - All about… early years assessment

Monday, January 9, 2017

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Arguing that much of current assessment misses the point of the early years, Dr Julian Grenier sets out the key aims of the Celebrating Children’s Learning project and how it can improve practice

Effective planning and assessment in the Foundation Phase

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

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STARTING POINTS: PART 10 - Riley, 56 months old

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

EYFS Best Practice - All about…raising quality

Monday, October 3, 2016

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How a network in a deprived area of London is helping to raise standards. By Dr Julian Grenier

STARTING POINTS: PART 9 - Bella, 48 months old

Monday, September 5, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

New programme to monitor two-year-olds' progress

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

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The progress and outcomes of funded two-year-olds are to be tracked from point of entry to the end of Reception in a new project backed by funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

STARTING POINTS: PART 8 - Piotr 42 months old

Monday, August 8, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

STARTING POINTS: PART 7 - Poppy, 36 months old

Monday, July 11, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

A Unique Child: Integrated Review - Deep thinking