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Early years experts review the baselines

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Two leading early years organisations are recommending that schools should not introduce the baseline.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

News

Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

Re-examine the baseline

Opinion

Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

How, why and when we should assess young children's learning is once more a matter for debate in English policy.

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

News

Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

More five-year-olds than ever are reaching a good level of development at the end of Reception, the latest statistics show.

DfE invites proposals for Reception Baseline Assessments

News

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting proposals from organisations to design and deliver Reception Baseline Assessments to schools from September 2015.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Prime areas not in 'reception baseline' criteria criticised by many

News

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

More details of the new baseline assessment that children will be expected to take at the start of Reception have been set out.

Early years experts warn Sir Michael not to lose sight of the EYFS

News

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have written a joint letter to Sir Michael Wilshaw to air their concerns ahead of Ofsted’s early years annual report on Thursday, which will be published alongside a report on school readiness.

Baseline assessment confirmed for reception children

News

Thursday, March 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Children will be assessed using a baseline check when they start Reception, and the EYFS Profile will no longer be compulsory, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

News

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The education secretary’s insistence that children should be taught to read using synthetic phonics is almost ‘a form of abuse’, a leading academic claims.