EYFS results

[cheesymashedpotatoes]

End of term report for reception gave phrases not numbers. Most of the words were lifted directly from the EYFS thingy, so clear that corresponds directly to the 1 - 9 scale. Had a go at decoding report, so i could figure out where might need most help, but would appreciate actually being told the results in terms of numbers. Can I Just ask to see this (just started Y1 now)? Was going to ask in first PTA meeting...

Yes I would just ask - should be straightforward for the teacher to give you a print out of results from each of the learning stages. Then it's easy enough to add them together to get the total 'score'.

You can ask, of course you can. I'm pretty sure it has to be reported if you ask?

I would have thought it would be pretty easy to work out though by comparing the quotes?

Tbh, I'm really not sure that they mean much though. Can you speak to your child's new teacher, or wait till parents evening?

The numbers are totally meaningless (even to teachers) because two (or more children) with identical scores will have different levels of achievement (unless they have achieved 8 or 9 in every area).

The raw numbers ...

Schools must provide parents a summary of the child's achievement at the end of the foundation stage.

mr z: i am assuming there would be numbers given for each of the 13 areas. the majority seem to be nines but i'd like to see which areas aren't nines, and if any aren't eights as well.

There is no requirement to report "numbers" (scores) only to provide a summary.

To be honest, in ten years of using the profile I have never given parents scores and have never once been asked for them.

But would you if asked?

Of course, but I would explain the raw scores are pretty meaningless unless you know which specific profile points have been achieved.

Ah, thanks. I realise that. i would ask for the points to be broken down as they correlate with the 13 sub sections otherwise, as you rightly point out, it's just a meaningless total number.

But even if you knew they got 7 for knowledge and understanding of the world, you would still need to know specifically which 7 points they had got ( or which point they hadn't got) to give relevant support. It wouldn't necessarily be point 8 that was missing.

Our school is generally reluctant to give out the scores as they have found that many parents see it as a test score - ie if in one area their child scored a 6 they see that as bad as it's 'only 6 out of 9' rather than being where they should be. I asked and was given the scores as the teacher knew I understood them having been involved with the school for years as a governor and working in the FS at pre-school a few years ago.

Personally I think it is more helpful to know what your child needs to do next rather than scores