Early years foundation stage profile handbook

Audience:	Key Stage 1 teachers, Foundation Stage practitioners
Date of issue:	Aug. 2008
Reference number:	QCA/08/3657

What is it?

The primary purpose of the EYFS profile is to provide year 1 teachers with reliable and accurate information about each child's level of development as they reach the end of the EYFS, enabling the teacher to plan an effective, responsive and appropriate curriculum that will meet all children's needs.

This handbook has been developed to support practitioners who have to complete EYFS assessment profiles. This is one of several documents and web-based resources that have been created to assist practitioners in formulating EYFS profiles. All can be found at naa.org.uk/eyfsp. They are at their most effective when they are used together in an integrated manner and we would urge users to do so.

Chapters 1– 6 of this handbook offer advice and guidance on the various elements of EYFS profile assessment, in particular:

assessment during the EYFS (how and why assessment should be carried out)
completing the EYFS profile
recording children's attainment
inclusion (making accurate, truthful and reliable judgements for all children)
moderating EYFS profile judgements.

Chapter 7 looks in detail at how practitioners should use the assessment scales. It contains a full description of the 13 assessment scales and the nine points on each individual scale. All scale points are accompanied by written exemplifications that illustrate how they work in practice.

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