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Understand factors affecting children’s readiness for school / Understand areas of learning and development in relation to the current framework / Understand the assessment process in relation to the current framework
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Click on the icon to the left to open an activity sheet containing tasks for you to read and complete. If you have any questions you should contact your tutor who will be able to offer guidance.
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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘What is school readiness?’ webpage on Early Years Careers website
‘Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ by the Department for Education
‘Early years foundation stage profile handbook’ from the Department for Education
‘Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)’ from the Department for Education
‘Tracking pupil progress in the early years’ from Teach Early Years
‘Mind the gap – getting our children ready for school’ from Save the Children
‘The National Curriculum: Key state 1 and 2’ from the UK Gov
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Read ‘Improving school readiness: Creating a better start for London’ from Public Health England. You do not need to read the statistics for London but reflect on the facts on the importance of school readiness and some of the factors that impact it.
Click to read this article from the Early Years Alliance with findings that ‘Half of all children are “not ready to start school”, YouGov survey suggests’. Does this article agree with what you have experienced in settings?
Ofsted produced ‘Are you ready? Good practice in school readiness’.
Extended Learning
Think And Challenge
