Reception Baseline Comparability Study

[AnonyMouse_26037]

See here

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-comparability-study

 

and here

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reception-baseline-comparability-study-published

 

I wonder what will happen... I wonder how many schools will still do it if it's not going to be used. I wonder if this means a standard 'test' to be done at the start of reception? Also, whether there are implications for the EYFSP reporting ending this year?

[Guest]

We certainly won't, especially if we have to pay for it! We'll go back to our usual tracking system, and track children from entry as we always have.

I did read that the plan is for a national system to be introduced for all Early Years providers, possibly for 2017, but there'll be consultation!

Meanwhile EYFSP this year - and we'll be keeping hold of the assessment guidance in case it's retained after all.

What a joy it all is, not.

[AnonyMouse_26037]

We certainly won't, especially if we have to pay for it! We'll go back to our usual tracking system, and track children from entry as we always have.

I did read that the plan is for a national system to be introduced for all Early Years providers, possibly for 2017, but there'll be consultation!

Meanwhile EYFSP this year - and we'll be keeping hold of the assessment guidance in case it's retained after all.

What a joy it all is, not.

 

I'm not in a position to make a choice about continuing with it this year but if I was I wouldn't! I'm not sure whether my old school actually managed to claim back the cost of last years - it was an obscure process and I left not being entirely sure how to do it. I wouldn't be getting rid of EYFSP guidance anyway - I'd still assess it even if it wasn't reported. Oh the joys...

[AnonyMouse_3307]

Well regardless of any requirement to submit data the statutory guidance is still clear you need to use the ELGs as the expected standard by the end of reception.

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