Observation, Assessment and Planning
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Be brutal, be Honest, if it's naff please tell me!! It's taken 4 days but I'd rather get it to OFsted standard as they are due anytime soon...
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Baseline Assessment In Pre-school?
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Hi again, Two posts in one day? I must be getting worried.... The teacher in me really wants to do some kind of assessment of the children during the first few weeks of September, just to see where they are at and so that we don't overlook anybody's skills, or lack off. I think it can be easy to take a general snapshot view of a child at the beginning and not notice their actual strengths and weaknesses in different areas. I would like to put together something, a slightly watered down version of the old reception baseline assessment (does that still happen?) that looks at what the children can do and helps us to plan their next steps. Obviously I wouldn't …
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Hi everyone I am looking for a docment which I know is on here somewhere but cannot find it - can anyone point me in the right direction. Have looked in resources. I am looking for a 6 page document entitled 'EYFS DEVELOPMENT MATTERS OVERIEW' showing each area and the photo icons down the left hand side. Many thanks
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Dear all, My staff are a bit lost when it comes to including equality and diversity in their plans, they are not too sure about multi- cultural activities/plans. Any help will be most grateful, or sample plans. Thanks
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Choosing Board?
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Hi I wonder if anyone can help. In sept we are changing into a foundation Stage Unit. We wont have many children, 30 at the most I think. The unit will consist of 2 rooms and an outdoor area. We are going to use one room, as the continuous base, for example, self register, register, whole group time etc. Someone suggested using a choosing board and having this static in this room too. So when we have completed the register the children can then choose what they want to do, by putting their name next to an activity on the choosing board, depending on the number of spaces that the activity allows. Ie, sand, water, small world, mark making area etc. Does anyone else…
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Hello everyone Ages ago I remember reading a post about someone who had did a display each month of the previous month's achievements, activities and events. I think there were photos showing the display. I'd really like to do something similar but I can't find the post anywhere. Does anyone else remember it? Would appreciate your help! Beehive
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Keyworker Book?
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Hi, New to this so please bear with me. Im hoping someone can help. In our setting we use the development matters statements as one our assessments, called a keyworker book, and you tick the statement with a date and evidence of when you observed them do this. I am struggling to find a template or example though as we are now taking two year olds and five year olds so we have lots of extra sections to cover in the eyfs. When I tried adapting these into our old format it was 35 pages long which is bordering on ridiculous! Any help on keyworker tick charts/books would really be appreciated, thankyou! Jo
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Learning Journeys
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Hello, I am venturing back into the world of pre-school having finished my TA contract in July and I have noticed many people are now talking about Learning Journeys. I am not sure if this is a new thing or an old thing given a pretty new name! Apart from my brief stint at school, I have had very little to do with all things early years (apart from being with my own children!) so am trying to gen myself up again in anticipation for the year ahead. My understanding of learning journeys, and it is probably way off, is that they are basically the observation folders we used to use for recording children's learning/experiences etc. Does that sound about right? I'm thinkin…
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Ok so I have the ECM pack and Im really really muddled! I probably need a dummies guide to the EYFS but I can't work out how it all links together, it seems like loads of bits with no main connector, please help me! How does the outcomes link .... 1. Staying safe 2. Being healthy 3. Enjoying and achieving 4. Making a positive contribution 5. Achieving economic wellbeing to the aims... 1. Setting standards 2. Promoting Equality of opportunity 3. Creating a framework for partnership working 4. Improving quality and consistency 5. Laying a secure foundation for future learning and development and how to link that to the principles.... 1. A uniq…
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Why We Observe
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Hi a few weeks ago someone posted a form which we could put on sticky paper tp remind staff why we observe children and what we are looking for. I did lok at them but cant find them now and wondered if anyone could remember who posted it please. thank you killowengirl
