Nursery World - Schools asked to be 'early adopters' of revised Early Learning Goals

The Department for Education has written to schools to invite them to adopt the revised Early Learning Goals from September, a year before they are due to become statutory.

The DfE consultation on the EYFS reforms is ongoing and closes at the end of this month.

It will be followed by a Government response.

The revised EYFS is due to come into force in September 2021, but schools have been sent a letter today (20 January) asking them to adopt the reforms from September 2020, after the consultation has been considered.

School standards minister Nick Gibb, who is also responsible for early education and childcare, said that the EYFS reforms would cut teachers’ workload and give them more time to help children develop their language and vocabulary.

The reforms also aim to provide Reception teachers with clearer assessment guidance, to help cut unnecessary workload so they can focus on supporting children’s development.

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