Nursery Baseline

AnonyMouse_468 · 2007-12-04T09:20:33+0000

I teach in a Nursery class in a large primary school. Our SIPS officer has stated that we must have a formal Nursery baseline in order to show value-added by the end of Reception and KS1. We have always used the stepping stones as an informal baseline, but she is asking us to give children scores so that we have specific statistics and graphs can be made. Currently we try to assess the children within their first 4 weeks of starting Nursery. Looking at our records of children who started this term, there are lots of stepping stones that have not been marked off, not necessarily because the children have not achieved them, but becuase it has not been observed within that short period of time. Obviously our assessments are done through observation of children in child-initiated play and also staff's professional judgement. But what are the chances of "seeing" them achieve specific stepping stones, when there are so many to do and so many children to observe (60). In such a short space of time as well. For example, how do we assess a 3 year old's knowledge of numbers and counting through their own play? Many children when they first start at 3 are unsettled in the first 4 weeks and may not be ready to join in a game involving numbers or simply are not interested. Some are not ready to join in with group times with countng rhymes. If we haven't observed them(and therefore assessed their knowledge) we cannot mark off the relevant stepping stone, but it does not mean that they haven't achieved it, just that it hasn't been observed. We definitely do not want to pull them out and "test" them. And this is just one of the dozens of areas to assess. At the same time, staff are trying to settle these children, ensuring they're feeling happy and safe, confident, independent. We're dealing with tears, tantrums, toilet accidents. we're trying to create and resource a stimulating environment and enjoyable, relevant activities. These things are what are important in their first few weeks. Surely therefore, a baseline in such a short time is not a clear picture of what the child arrives in Nursery with and is totally unworkable. The "statistics" will not be accurate and so what's the point? We have decided that we will just focus on CLL, PSRN, and PSED. Can anyone help me out with how I can introduce this formal baseline? I wonder what other school-based Nurseries do?

By AnonyMouse_468
December 4, 2007 in Reception: Observation, Assessment and Planning

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