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Mythbusters. EYFS Profile Moderation & Quality Assurance 2013 Inclusion & Learning Services, Early Years Team. 1. Myth or Fact?. A child needs to have Level 1B in writing in order to get ‘expected’ in the Writing ELG…?. 2. Myth or Fact?.
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Mythbusters EYFS Profile Moderation & Quality Assurance 2013 Inclusion & Learning Services, Early Years Team
1. Myth or Fact? A child needs to have Level 1B in writing in order to get ‘expected’ in the Writing ELG…?
2. Myth or Fact? Children must be able to write a story (or two sentences together) to get ‘expected’ in the Writing ELG…?
3. Myth or Fact? Children must be able to form 80% of their letters correctly for the Moving & Handling ELG…?
5. Myth or Fact? Children do not have to demonstrate skills in all aspects of an ELG to attain the ‘expected’ levels…?
6. Myth or Fact? There is no requirement that evidence should be formally recorded or documented…?
7. Myth or Fact? For learning to be judged as secure, all the evidence must be derived from child-initiated learning…?
8. Myth or Fact? Children cannot get the ELG unless they are ‘secure’ at 40-60 months (Development Matters)…?
9. Myth or Fact? You cannot award ‘expected’ for some ELGs without a certain amount of evidence…?
10. Myth or Fact? If a child attains ‘expected’ level, the Year One teacher should assume mastery of that ELG…?
11. Myth or Fact? Internal moderation processes can be formal or informal…?
12. Myth or Fact? As an Academy we can choose a different LA or organisation to carry out EYFSP Moderation…?
13. Myth or Fact? When adding and subtracting numbers, Daisy can count on, but not back, to find the answer. She may still attain the ‘expected’ level in the Number ELG…?
14. Myth or Fact? Book Band levels equate to ‘emerging’, ‘expected’ and ‘exceeding’ in the Reading ELG…?
15. Myth or Fact? Schools may collaborate so that their practitioners can share experience to develop their assessment skills…?
16. Myth or Fact? It is important to moderate the ‘emerging’ and ‘exceeding’ bands too…?
17. Myth or Fact? Chloe is staying in Reception for an additional year, but I should assess her against the EYFS Profile this year anyway because she is the correct age…?
18. Myth or Fact? Jake is a summer-born child and his parents chose to keep him in Nursery. We do not need to complete the EYFSP for him…?
19. Myth or Fact? Failure to attend LA Moderation training will result in additional Moderation visits to schools…?
20. Myth or Fact? Our children have achieved a GLD… Understanding the World and Expressive Arts & Design are no longer important…?
21. Myth or Fact? The Headteacher has responsibility for the accuracy of EYFS Profile outcomes…?
22. Myth or Fact? I was moderated successfully this year, so all my EYFS Profile judgements are correct…?
23. Myth or Fact? If children are at ‘emerging’ level in the EYFS Profile, we should assess using P Scales when they enter Year One…?
24. Myth or Fact? All ELG judgements must be supported by appropriate information from parents/carers and any other relevant adults…?
25. Myth or Fact? Unexpected patterns of attainment do not necessarily mean that a child’s EYFS Profile outcomes are inaccurate…?
26. Myth or Fact? We have not bought into LA Traded Services, so our data cannot be quality assured…?
27. Myth or Fact? Moderation visits in 2014 will focus on Communication & Language, and Mathematics…?
28. Myth or Fact? EYFS practitioners and Y1 teachers must be given time to discuss EYFS Profiles.
29. Myth or Fact? It is useful to discuss characteristics of learning in the transition dialogue.
30. Myth or Fact? Achievement in the 17 ELGs is the only information which must be passed on to the Y1 teacher.