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Use the clip below to practice writing observations

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Use the clip below to practice writing observations

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Fighting Temptation Of Chocolate Cake | The Secret Life Of Kids: 5 Year Olds

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https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1100810/planning-environment

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Article from Early Years Careers on why we observe

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Article from Early Years Careers on why we observe

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The EYFS Profile summarises and describes children's attainment at the end of the EYFS. It is based on on-going observation and assessment in the three prime and four specific areas of learning, and the three learning characteristics, set out below:

The prime areas of learning:

* communication and language

* physical development

* personal, social and emotional development

The specific areas of learning:

* literacy

* mathematics

* understanding the world

* expressive arts and design

The learning characteristics:

* playing and exploring

* active learning

* creating and thinking critically

A completed EYFS Profile consists of 20 items of information: the attainment of each child is assessed in relation to each of the 17 Early Learning Goals descriptors, (ELGs) together with a short narrative describing the child's ways of learning expressed in terms of the three characteristics of learning. For each ELG, practitioners will judge whether a child is meeting the level of development expected at the end of the Reception Year (expected), exceeding this level (exceeding), or not yet reaching this level (emerging).

'The EYFS Profile is not intended to be used for on-going assessment or for entry level assessment for Early Years settings or Reception classes'.

The primary purpose of the EYFS Profile is to provide a reliable, valid and accurate assessment of individual children at the end of the EYFS.

The primary uses of EYFS Profile data which have informed the development of the Profile are as follows.

* To inform parents about their child's development against the ELGs and the characteristics of their learning.

* To support a smooth transition to Key Stage 1 by informing the professional dialogue between EYFS and Key Stage 1 teachers.

* To help Year 1 teachers plan an effective, responsive and appropriate curriculum that will meet the needs of all children.

In addition, the Department considers that a secondary purpose of the assessment is to provide an accurate national data set relating to levels of child development at the end of the EYFS which can be used to monitor changes in levels of children's development and their readiness for the next phase of their education both nationally and locally (school level results are not to be be published in the Performance Tables).

Source STA EYFSP Handbook.

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Observation, Assessment and Planning - Early Years Matters

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Observation, Assessment and Planning EYFS Statutory Assessment The Early Years Profile is to remain statutory for the time being. However, following the decision to abandon on-entry assessment of children entering reception classes last year there has now been a consultation: Primary Assessment in England which invited views about the perceived need for a form of baseline assessment.