The irigin snd ourpose of the EYFS and the national curriculum Flashcards
What ages cover EYFS, primary education, secondary education and post-16 education?
EYFS - 0-5 years old
Primary education - 5-11 years old key stage 1 and 2
Secondary education - 11-16 years old Key stage 3 and 4
Post-16 education - 16-19 years old
What are the five things you need to now about the EYFS statutory framework?
- The purpose of the EYFS is to ensure that early years settings meet certain standards of education and care.
- It is statutory meaning that all early years settings and reception classes have to follow it.
- It covers the age ranges of 0-5
- There are two main sections:
- Learning and development. requirements
- Safeguarding and welfare requirements
- Ofsted inspects how well early years settings and reception classes are delivering the EYFS
What are the 7 areas of learning and development and what two categories are they split into?
The 7 areas are split into prime areas and specific areas.
Prime areas
1. Personal, social and emotional development
2. Communication and language development
3. Physical development
These are seen as essential for later learning and development. They are the focus for work with babies and toddlers.
Specific areas
1. literacy
2. Maths
3. Understanding the world (starting points for for later teaching of history, geography and science)
4. Expressive arts and design (starting points for art, dance and drama)
What is ‘The Early Learning Goals’?
Each area of learning and development has learning outcomes called the ‘Early Learning Goals’.
Children who have met the early learning goals at the end of reception will be ready for formal teaching in year 1.
What are the 3 points children will be assessed at in their early years? And who are they required by?
- Progress check at 2 years old (Required by EYFS framework)
- Reception Borderline Assessment (RBA) (Required by DfE department for education)
- Foundation stage profile (Required by the EYFS framework)
What is the purpose of the progress check at age 2?
+ Checks how children are doing in prime areas.
+ Identifies whether children may need additional support.
REMEMBER: only the prime areas are assessed for the progress check at age 2.
What is the purpose of the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA)?
+ Provides information about children’s starting points in communication and language, literacy and mathematics.
+ Information is used to assess how well schools are
supporting children to make progress during the primary years
What is the purpose of the foundation stage profile?
Assessment of the early learning goals in each area of learning and development.
How is primary and secondary education organised?
Primary - key stage 1 (5-7 years) and key stage 2 (7-11 years)
Secondary - Key stage 3 (11-14 years) and key stage 4 (14-16 years)
What is the national curriculum for primary and secondary education?
Since 1988, it is compulsory for local authority funded schools to follow the national curriculum. It outlines what needs to be taught in each key stage and makes sure that all pupils receive a similar level of education.
The curriculum is made up of core and foundation subjects
Core
- English
- Maths
- Science
Foundation
- PE
- Arts and design
- Music
- Computing
- Design and technology
- Geography
- History
What subjects become compulsory in KS4 and what other requirements do schools have?
At KS4, citizenship, computing and physical education remain compulsory. Other foundation subjects become optional but may be studied as GCSEs.
At the end of KS4, young people may decide to take Level 2 qualifications such as GCSEs or a variety of technical qualifications.
There are other requirements for schools:
- State schools have to hold collective worship, which usually takes place as part of an assembly.
- Relationship and health education is required in all key stages.
- Sex education is required in KS3 and KS4.
What education options are available for young people aged 16-19 years.
+ A levels: academic qualifications that may be used to study a subject further at university.
+ Level 3 technical qualifications such as T levels: these are delivered in HE or sixth form colleges, often involving an industry placement.
This gives the option of going straight into employment or going to university.
+ Apprenticeships: a qualification is gained while working, with assessors visiting the apprentice and checking their competency.
