Welcome to the April edition of the EYFS Quality Matters bulletin brought to you by EYCC Quality Improvement EYFS Courses Available on EES Reception Baseline Summer term The deadline set by the DfE for selecting your first choice of Reception Baseline provider is the end of April 2015. You can still sign up to introduce this assessment in 2015 after the April deadline, but your first choice of provider may no longer be available. This is due to providers being required to sign up a specific amount of schools to remain on the approved list. The following sets to out answer some the frequently asked questions picked up from briefings and discussions held with Heads and teachers from around the county to help in making that final decision. Is there a funding implication for children who do not show typical development or at risk of delay after taking the new assessment? The most recent information from the DfE, as of March 2015 is as follows Allocating prior attainment funding The reception baseline will also allow us to allocate low prior attainment funding to primary and infant schools from 2016 once the EYSF profile stops being compulsory. This funding helps schools support pupils whose attainment was below the expected level before reception year. You can find more information in our response to the primary assessment and accountability consultation. Are children in reception classes getting Early Years Pupil Premium? Pupil Premium gives schools extra funding to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils from reception to year 11. The early years pupil premium (EYPP) is different in that it gives providers of early years education extra funding to support disadvantaged 3- and 4-year-olds. Early years providers are any organisation that offers education for children aged under 5, including nurseries and child-minders. The Government will introduce the EYPP in April 2015. In the financial year 2015 to 2016, they will spend £50 million on the EYPP. Early years providers will have to use this extra funding to improve the quality of education for disadvantaged children. Essex EYCC have been offering briefings to settings to make them aware of these changes as Ofsted inspections will report on whether providers spend their EYPP funding effectively. More information about the EYPP, including details of which children are eligible, is available. Experienced Teachers New to the Early Years Foundation Stage Full Details EYFS Developing Best Practice - Outdoor Play Full Details NQTs: Exploring the Early Years Foundation Stage - Summer Term Full Details For consultancy requests please contact the Early Years Quality Improvement team at [email protected]. uk Will they not be given it if they don’t do baseline? There is currently no link between allocation of Pupil Premium or EYPP and the introduction of a baseline assessment in 2015 Do Independent schools have to implement the Reception Baseline? Independent schools may use the reception baseline, but the DfE won’t collect your data. EYFS Profile Moderation Local Authorities have a statutory duty to moderate schools and settings implementing the EYFS Profile on a regular basis. All practitioners implementing the EYFS Profile are required to take part in either a moderation visit or EYFS Profile training (including agreement trialling activities) each year. Visits will take place on a four-year cycle within each LA, ensuring that at least 25% of settings will be moderated. EYFS Courses Available on EES Summer term Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS for Learning Support Staff / Teaching Assistants This popular course is being offered in three venues this term: Wickford Colchester The purpose of moderation is to: • secure the consistency and accuracy of judgements made by different practitioners; • reassure practitioners that their judgements are accurate, valid and consistent with national standards; and • assure moderators that an acceptable level of accuracy and validity has been achieved for assessments recorded and reported by the settings for which they have responsibility. The updated EYFS Profile handbook for 2015 was released in October and is only available online. A minimum of 25% of schools and settings will be visited; all others are required to attend a training and moderation session. Braintree For consultancy requests please contact the Early Years Quality Improvement team at [email protected]. uk During the spring term schools will receive notification about visits and meetings, which will mainly take place between 5th May and 19 June. If you have not received details of your moderation visit, or an invite to attend training please contact [email protected] The LA will ask for EYFSP data outcomes to be submitted by Monday 22 June. New courses will be added over the next few weeks so keep checking back for updates
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