early years foundation stage
The Department for Education (DfE) is planning to make changes to the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) / Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP), and is piloting the reforms in 25 schools, selected to be a representative mix of all schools, prior to a full national public consultation. The autumn term Leaders and Managers Early Years Network meetings on Friday 9th November am/pm will give EY leads the opportunity to discuss the draft changes. The draft Early Learning Goals should not limit the wide variety of rich experiences that are crucial to child development. They are for end of year summative best–fit assessment judgements. The revised ELGs will come into effect in 2020 – 2021.
Updated Early Education and Childcare: LA Statutory Guidance and the Operational Guidance. The DfE has updated both documents which will take effect from 1st September 2018 – link below
Please also see links below for further guidance.
Talk for reading focuses on the way that children’s talk underpins the development of their reading (and writing).
We will look at:
The development of talk; the crucial role of serve and return conversations; building firm foundations in communication and language to support reading.
Research findings related to language and early reading – what are the implications for learning and teaching, looking at the proposed revisions to the EYFS?
Ask the question “When does talk turn into reading?”
Please see flier below for more details.
Date: Thursday, 4 April 2019
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm (lunch provided)
Venue: Sans Souci training centre
Tutor: Di Chilvers, advisory consultant in early childhood education
Audience: Early years teachers and practitioners
Talk for reading focuses on the way that children’s talk underpins the development of their reading (and writing). For further information, see flyer below.
This handbook provides an overview of the requirements of the statutory teacher assessment and moderation processes including local agreements.
We are inviting schools to ‘opt-in’ to a visit by contacting early years enquiries. Once the school is allocated an early years adviser that adviser will contact the school to arrange a suitable date and agenda.
The visit will encompass all of the EYFS provision under the school’s Ofsted registration and may include a discussion with the EYFS lead and the extended services leads.
Further information is included in the attached letter.
