2013 Assessment and reporting arrangements Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

About this guidance

This is statutory guidance from the Department. It covers statutory assessment and reporting requirements for the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Expiry/review date

This guidance is reviewed annually. It covers the 2012/13 academic year.

What legislation does this guidance relate to?

The assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) contains provisions made pursuant to Article 9 of The Education (National Curriculum) (EYFS Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2004, as amended. This order is made under section 87(3) of the Education Act 2002.

The ARA gives full effect to, or otherwise supplements the provisions made in the order, and as such has effect as if made by the order. The ARA provides information and guidance on National Curriculum assessments and their administration.

Who is this guidance for?

Local authorities, headteachers, governing bodies and all Early Years education providers and education professionals with responsibility for assessing, reporting or moderating the EYFS profile.

This guidance applies to all Early Years settings, including maintained schools, non-maintained schools, independent schools and all providers on the Early Years register.

Key points

• The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile – and arrangements for completing the profile – have changed for 2013 and all those responsible for assessing and reporting the EYFS profile need to refer to the ARA.
• The revised EYFS profile requires practitioners to assess children against a new set of 17 early learning goals (ELGs).