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Foundation Phase outcomes for Wales

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SaliMali1 · 10/08/2010 09:47

Somebody on here asked what the outcomes for the end of Foundation Phase year 2 Outcome 4 links with NCL1, Outcome 5 L2, Outcome 6 Level 3

Personal and social

Outcome 4
Children will take part in cooperative play independently. They increasingly show self-control and are able to wait for their needs to be met. They are able to concentrate on a task and have definite likes and dislikes. Children support, comfort and help other children when they are sad or upset. They are becoming increasingly aware of the similarities and differences between themselves and their peers, and recognise cultural differences and diversity. Children enjoy caring for the environment such as plants and pets. They are aware of healthy eating habits and can distinguish between foods that are healthy and those that are not.

Outcome 5
Children associate, cooperate and communicate appropriately with peers and familiar adults and seek help when necessary. They recognise and can express their feelings appropriately. They respect others and value their achievements. They have a clear understanding of right and wrong and are more aware of other people?s feelings, views and beliefs. They have grasped the concept of fair play and have an understanding of rules and why they are there. Children have a greater understanding of the consequences of their actions and take responsibility for decisions that they make. In the main, they are able to control their emotions and cope with disappointment. They understand that to keep their bodies healthy they will need to eat and drink appropriately.

outcome 6
Children have learned that they can and often do control their emotions. They have begun to form friendships which are very important to them, and idol/hero figures are significant in their play and lives. They understand that people have different preferences, views and beliefs and have an understanding of how they should relate to others morally and ethically. Children have moved on to be able to see things from other children?s and adults? points of view. Children are competent in identifying problems and coming up with solutions to solve them. They are able to demonstrate skills of perseverance, concentration and motivation. They demonstrate appropriate self-control. Children understand how they can improve their learning and can be reflective.

Language,Lit and communication
Outcome 4
Children speak audibly, conveying meanings to a range of listeners. They begin to extend their ideas or accounts by including some detail. Children listen to others, usually responding appropriately. They recognise familiar words in simple texts and when reading aloud, use their knowledge of letters and sound?symbol relationships to read words and establish meaning. They respond to poems, stories and non-fiction, sometimes needing support. Children?s writing communicates meaning through simple words and phrases. In their reading or writing, they begin to demonstrate an understanding of how sentences work. Children form letters, which are usually clearly shaped and correctly orientated. They begin to understand the different purposes and function of written language.

Outcome 5
Children speak clearly, with increasing confidence and use a growing vocabulary. They show an awareness of the needs of the listener by including relevant detail. They understand and convey simple information. They usually listen carefully and respond to a wider range of stimuli. In some situations they adopt a more formal vocabulary and tone of voice. They begin to realise that there is variety in the language they hear around them. Their reading of simple texts is generally accurate. They show understanding and express opinions about major events or ideas in stories, poems and non-fiction. They use a range of strategies when reading unfamiliar words and establishing meaning. Children?s writing communicates meaning. They use appropriate and interesting vocabulary showing some awareness of the reader. Ideas are often developed in a sequence of connected sentences, and capital letters and full stops are used with some degree of consistency. Simple words are usually spelled correctly, and where there are inaccuracies, the alternative is phonically plausible. In handwriting letters are accurately formed and consistent in size.

Outcome 6
Children begin to modify their talk to the requirements of the audience, varying the use of vocabulary and level of detail. They explore and communicate ideas, showing an awareness of sequence and progression in a range of contexts. Through relevant comments and questions, they show that they have listened carefully. They read a range of texts with growing accuracy, fluency and emphasis. They read independently, using appropriate strategies to establish meaning. They respond to texts and express preferences. They show an understanding of the main points and talk about significant details. They use their knowledge of the alphabet to locate books and find information. Children?s writing is often organised, imaginative and clear. The main features of different forms of writing are used appropriately. Words are chosen for variety, interest and effect. The basic grammatical structure of sentences is usually correct. Punctuation is generally accurate. Spelling is usually accurate. Children produce legible writing.

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SaliMali1 · 10/08/2010 09:49

Maths

Outcome 4
Children use mathematics as an integral part of classroom activities. They count, order, add and subtract numbers when solving problems involving up to 10 objects. They count on and back in steps of different sizes and from different numbers. They can read and write numbers up to 10. They use everyday language to compare and to describe positions and properties of regular shapes, and to discuss their work. They represent their work with objects or pictures. They measure and order objects using direct comparison, and order events. They are aware of the values of different coins. They recognise, use and make simple repeating patterns. They sort and classify objects, demonstrating the criterion they have used.

Outcome 5
Children choose the appropriate operation when solving addition or subtraction problems. They use mental calculation strategies to solve number, money and measure problems. They count sets of objects reliably, and use mental recall of number facts to 10 to add or subtract larger numbers. They order numbers up to 100. They identify and use halves and quarters in practical situations. They use everyday non-standard and standard units to measure length and mass. They talk about their work using familiar mathematical language, and represent it using symbols and simple diagrams. They recognise sequences of numbers. They distinguish between straight and turning movements; recognise half turns and quarter turns and right angles in turns. When they have gathered information, they record their results in simple lists, tables, diagrams and block graphs. They sort objects and classify them using more than one criterion.

Outcome 6
Children organise their work and try different approaches. They use place value in numbers up to 1000 to make approximations. They develop further mental strategies for adding and subtracting numbers with at least two digits. They use mental recall of the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 multiplication tables in solving whole-number problems involving multiplication and division, including those giving rise to remainders. They use standard units of length, capacity, mass and time. They use decimal notation in recording money, and recognise negative numbers in the context of temperature. They talk about and explain their work. They use and interpret mathematical symbols and diagrams.

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domesticsluttery · 10/08/2010 12:34

It wasn't me who asked, but that is very useful thank you.

DS1 has just finished Yr 2 and DS2 is just going into it. Although I work in the foundation phase (at meithrin level) I'm always confused as to how it corresponds to KS1 of the NC.

SaliMali1 · 10/08/2010 15:29

So was I so I read the skills framework again which has the levels.

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domesticsluttery · 11/08/2010 15:16

Just looking again at this...

Should teachers tell parents what the child's Outcomes are at the end of Year 2?

DS1's end of year report contains many of the phrases used in the "Outcome 6" paragraphs. I know from speaking to his teacher that he it working at a higher than average level, for example he is on Level 11 for reading, he writes creatively using punctuation well and forms verbs properly in the correct tense and person, he knows and uses his 2,3,4,5 and 10 times tables well etc. But she doesn't give us their Outcomes.

If she is using sentences from Outcome 6 in his report, is it fair to assume that he is working at that level?

A lot of parents have been criticising the teacher this year for not teaching very well, so it would be an enormous weight off my mind if I knew that he was doing OK on a National scale rather than just in her opinion.

SaliMali1 · 11/08/2010 16:21

What format is teh report it sounds like an incerts report to me, what kind of things does she say?

With regards to the Outcomes Im not sure TBH I would say so but in our authoroty the outcomes are not fully understood I don't think.

Am an LSA BTW not a teacher.

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domesticsluttery · 11/08/2010 16:39

His teacher should understand the outcomes as she was involved in implementing the Foundation Phase in our LEA before coming back to teaching.

I'm translating from Welsh so bear with me if it sounds a bit disjointed...

"Maths: This is an area which X clearly enjoys, his development is good and consistent. He can manipulate numbers up to 1000 and understands the value of numbers when adding and subtracting. He is ready to share his information verbally when using tables and mental maths. He can solve problems involving money and can tell the time consistently well. He enjoys collecting data and then using that data to create graphs. X is fond of practical activities involving measurement and confidently uses cm and m and measures in ml and l"

"Welsh: X can speak confidently and fluently about his personal experiences in Welsh. His reading has reached a very high standard. He can express himself well in group discussions. X's written work, both factual and creative, is of a very high standard. He varies his sentences and uses different verbs and tenses. He often also uses humour in his work. His punctuation and use of quotation marks is excellent".

It carries on along the same way in the other subjects. In the general comments section it says:

"X behaves well at all times. He tries hard in his work and presents consistently tidy and organised work. He has a positive attitude to all aspects of school life. He is a popular member of the class and gets on well with others".

I know it reads wonderfully, and I am very proud of him, but I would really like to have a tangible idea of where he is at level wise IYSWIM.

SaliMali1 · 11/08/2010 20:51

It sounds to me as if she is using a report programme called Incerts. This programme will allow you to put all the information (a tick sheet style thing) through the year about the child's stage of development in all the areas then click report write and it writes the whole report bar the general comments.

IDSWYM maybe that is something the school needs to look at. In the school I work they give teacher assesment level at the end of year 2 along with the outcome level and an explination .

Your son's report sounds great :) BTW.
Dwi yn siarad Cymraeg

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domesticsluttery · 12/08/2010 07:20

I needn't have translated it then! Grin

It would make sense that they use a report programme, as it did sound a bit robotic in places. But then I suppose it is hard to write 30 individual reports without repeating things!

Maybe I'll ask her when they go back for a rough idea of his outcome level. I know I've probably got nothing to worry about, but sometimes when you come on MN and say something that you think your child has done well 101 people come out and say that they can't believe what a low level they are working at in comparison to the average in their DC's school... Hmm Add that to the parents in the school running down DS1's teacher (she replaced a very well liked member of staff, she had very big boots to fill) and the school in general and it makes for lots of paranoia! It doesn't help that the teacher for yr 3 is new to the school in September too, so is an unknown quantity.

Neis gweld rhywun arall yn siarad Cymraeg ar MN Grin

Angie234 · 16/08/2010 19:00

Hi, Just stumbled across this thread.

SaliMali1, I work in a FP pilot school but have never heard of Incerts. Can you private message me to let me know if it's any good - do your school use it?

domesticsluttery, your son's school should report levels to parents at end of year 2 & 6. It's a WAG requirement. This year only Foundation Phase pilot schools would be reporting outcomes (as the Foundation Phase won't reach Y2 until 2012), other schools (the vast majority) will still be reporting NC levels. Along with NC levels you should get the school's previous year's performance & the all wales performance data. FP pilot schools can't give this comparison info as there are not enough pilot schools to make a meaningful comparison (but outcome 6 / level 3 is great for end of Y2 so you have nothing to worry about, your son is among the more able pupils).

mrz · 16/08/2010 19:22

Incert Wales

SaliMali1 · 17/08/2010 09:13

Hi Angie the school I work at does not use it but my mum's school does. She has shown me all thr programme and although it takes time to put the information into the system is produces clear graphs etc to track progress and see areas that the school need to work on ie if say 80% of the children are shown through the tracking and graphs have a lack of knowladge of say 3D shapes then this would be something that the school need to look at.

It also links to KS2 and I think KS3.

The report writer is quite good too.

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Angie234 · 17/08/2010 17:38

Thanks Sali :)

domesticsluttery · 17/08/2010 19:16

Thanks Angie.

I wasn't given any information on levels, either NC or FP, for him. AFAIK nor was anyone else.

Maybe the doubts that some parents are having about the school aren't unfounded!

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