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Marking work in the EYFS
How should we mark work in the early years? In this article, we relay advice from one of our associate education experts on marking work in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We also look at some marking policies from schools and outline how they approach marking in the EYFS.
Contents
- EYFS framework does not say how marking should take place
- Marking in the EYFS: expert advice
- Marking in the EYFS: examples from schools
- Age-related expectations in the EYFS
- Assessing development in the EYFS
- Assessment requirements for the EYFS
- Development Matters statements
- 'Good level of development' measure in the EYFS
- Measuring progress in the EYFS: case studies
- Nursery schools: tracking progress
- Observing learning in the EYFS: frequency
- Observing learning in the EYFS: proformas
- On-entry assessments in reception
- Reception baseline assessment: will it be used to measure progress?
- Tracking progress in the EYFS
- Tracking progress of pupils with SEN in the EYFS
- Tracking pupil progress in the EYFS: proformas
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