EYFS to NC levels

[Rosebud05]

How do EYFS correlate to NC levels, or don't they?

If, for example, a reception child is working beyond the EYFS (ie 9s) will they then assessed under NC levels, or will that wait until year 1?

I wouldn't expect the EYFS profile to be used in Y2

Thanks all.

So are (most) children assessed under NC levels in year 1 then?

For children who haven't achieved profile points 4-8 schools can continue to assess using the profile initially but normally would begin to assess against the NC in Y1.

Sorry, I missed these replies. We have a fairly large number of traveller children who come in with no English and having never attended school before; many do not speak at all to begin with. We continue to use the EYFS for these children.

Why not p-scales?

P Scales are only for children with SEN not those with EAL (although lots of schools will use P scales) but I would argue that having not been to school previously could be considered a SEN if they are working over two years behind.

I would argue that too!

Lesteatgrandma, we use P-scales for similar children after Reception. There is a lot of movement on our SEN register as such children go onto it. Many - not all, some have other barriers to their learning as well - then make accelerated progress thanks to targeted interventions and come off the SEN register higher up the school.

We use an alternative assessment supplied by EMTAS

mrz speaks the truth!

DS1 (apparently) was high up the EYFS spectrum within the first half term of reception, but only occasionally on his own. His teacher said by the end of the year he was a 'robust, independant 9' across the board.

I think nurseries tend to assess on a one-one basis and are very generous, whereas schools expect children to demonstrate independance on achieving the score.