An effective assessment system must do much more than simply highlight children’s progress. It is necessary to successfully develop provision around children’s changing needs.
The introduction of the Common Inspection Framework (CIF) in September brought with it a new set of terminology associated with assessment, and one of the biggest focuses is on ensuring that children make ‘typical’ progress. Most children must make ‘better than typical’ progress and those children who are underperforming must ‘catch up quickly’.
In the accompanying Early Years Inspection Handbook, a child will be seen to be making ‘typical’ progress when they consistently meet age-related expectations. For some children with additional needs, they may not meet age-related expectations, but should make significant progress in relation to their stating points. For these children, individual support interventions are essential.
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