The revised EYFS Profile Handbook and national exemplification - downloadable only - are finally with us, providing the last pieces of documentation required for implementing the new framework. While much within the revised Profile will be familiar to practitioners, there are also significant changes to its structure, appearance and content.
Primary purpose Despite the ways in which the Profile has been misused and misinterpreted, its primary purpose remains 'to provide a reliable, valid and accurate assessment of individual children at the end of the EYFS' (Handbook, page 7). It is 'not intended to be used for ongoing assessment or for entry level assessment for Early Years settings or Reception classes'. (page 5)
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