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Understand the needs of the child in preparing for school

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‘Early years foundation stage profile: handbook’ by the Department for Education

This handbook supports practitioners in England in making accurate judgements about each pupil’s attainment during the EYFS. Click on the icon to the left to read this handbook.

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Click on the icon to the left to read the ‘Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers', from the American Psychological Association.
Click on the icon to the left to access the free summary of ‘What works in building resilience?’ produced by Barnardo’s.
‘School readiness’ article from the Kelsi website
In 2019, the EYFS Profile results showed that at a national level, 71.8 per cent of children achieved a good level of development. An increase of 0.3 percentage points (ppts) on 2018. Read the rest of the document and then consider whether the profile is supporting children’s preparation for school.
Click to read this collection of documents on 'School readiness' from Dorset County Council.