Early Years update Georgia Pritchard- Early Years Adviser

GLD offer Pros  Valuable for comparisons between other local schools  Sets a recognisable end of phase standard  Supports you to be able to demonstrate progress over this phase  Part of statutory learning and development requirements- still need to aim towards ELG’s so why not measure it.  Published baselines do not provide a whole profile of a child- particularly pertinent as Ofsted will focus on all subject areas  Profession is in favour of keeping profile- 4Children conference votes overwhelmingly to keep it.

Cons Time and effort  Published baseline packages may offer something similar for the end of phase- may be cost implications  Bought packages may also offer analysis of other learning areas- may be cost implications  Some schools may not wish to engage and so may not get provide a broad enough comparison

Early years experts call for retained statutory status for EYFSP Foundation years website Overwhelming backing at the 4Children conference for the continuation of the early years profile 4Children responded to the consultation, noting that if proposals to introduce a baseline assessment are to succeed they must: Provide a balance between a baseline assessment and the profile of a child’s learning over time.

30 hours free childcare for working parents Initially DfE requested individual provisions to register interest in becoming early implementers Prior to the close of the application process they only accepted applications submitted by local authorities Southwark did not submit a borough wide proposal to be part of the pilot. A proposal for a small scale pilot with Nursery schools has been submitted but there has been no feedback on this

Nicky Morgan: Parents get ‘right to request’ schools open for full working day BBC news website Proposal that families of children in thousands of schools would be given the “right to request” that their school “provides childcare for a full working day, before and after school and during the school holidays”. School will be required to ‘take reasonable steps’ to make sure this is provided

Summer-born children 'to get the right to start school later‘ Gov.uk website Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced the government’s intention to give summer-born children the right to start in reception at the age of 5 The minister said admissions rules must be changed so children born between 1 st April and 31 st August cannot be forced to go straight into year 1 if they wait to start school until they turn 5 A consultation will now be carried out and the reforms approved by Parliament

Two year old provision in schools Schools no longer have to register separately with Ofsted The ‘School Organisation’ guidance has been amended so that schools can lower their age range by up to two years without having to go through a statutory process. Date for two year old information session Thursday 28 th January

Early Years in schools bespoke training courses

Resources ‘What to expect when’- publication from the DfE and 4Children for parents Early Years Pupil Premium- information on how to get the most from the funding