EYFS STATUTORY FRAMEWORK

EYFS STATUTORY FRAMEWORK

1. AREAS OF LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

   • Prime Areas
     • Communication & Language
     • Physical Development
     • Personal, Social & Emotional Development
   • Specific Areas
     • Literacy
     • Maths
     • Understanding the World
     • Expressive Arts & Design

2. EARLY LEARNING GOALS

   • Communication & Language
     • Listening & Attention
     • Understanding
     • Speaking
   • Physical Development
     • Moving & Handling
     • Health & Self Care
   • PSED
     • Self-confidence & Self-awareness
     • Managing Feelings & Behaviour
     • Making Relationships
   • Literacy
     • Reading
     • Writing
   • Maths
     • Numbers
     • Shape, Space & Measures
   • Understanding the World
     • People & Communities
     • The World
     • Technology
   • Expressive Arts & Design
     • Exploring & Using Media & Materials
     • Being Imaginative

3. OVER-ARCHING PRINCIPLES/THEMES

   • A Unique Child
   • Positive Relationships
   • Enabling Environments
   • Children Develop & Learn in Different Ways & Styles

4. SAFEGUARDING & WELFARE

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING

   • Playing & Exploring
     • Children investigate & experience things and "have a go."
   • Active Learning
     • Children concentrate & keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, & enjoy achievements.
   • Creating & Thinking Critically
     • Children have & develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, & develop strategies for doing things.

6. ASSESSMENT

   • Formative
     • Ongoing Observations
       • Notes Photographs Videos Cross reference to Early Years Outcomes
   • Summative
     • EYFS Profile (end of year)
       • Emerging
       • Expected
       • Exceeding
     • Baseline Assessment on Entry