In a detailed 31-page commentary Early Education says that the publication of the new goals has much greater implications for the early years sector, and that the current draft requires major changes.
It says that the draft revised EYFS framework is ‘effectively a rewrite of the EYFS by the back door, as the Areas of Learning section has been re-written and the Characteristics of Effective Learning have been made non-statutory’.
Early Education is calling for an extensive overhaul of the draft by experts in each Area of Learning.
Published two weeks ago, the Department for Education has confirmed it will be piloting the revised Early Learning Goals (ELGs) in Reception in 25 schools from September.
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