The EYFS Profile

At the end of each child’s time in FS-2, a summary of their development and achievement in response to the ELGs as defined in the EYFS is produced in the format of an EYFS Profile (EYFSP). This supports the children’s transition to Key Stage 1.

In the EYFSP, your child will be given an attainment level for each of the 17 aspects of learning. Each child will be assessed as either ‘emerging’ or ‘expected’ against each ELG. The EYFSP is separated into seven areas of learning and development, which are broken down further into the 17 specific aspects of learning:

COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE

Listening & Attention ELG

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole-class discussions and small-group interactions;

• Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding;

• Hold conversations when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers.

Speaking ELG

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Participate in small-group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary;

• Offer explanations for why things might happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction text, rhymes and poems, when appropriate;

• Express their ideas and feelings about their experiences using full sentences, including the use of past, present and future tenses and making use of conjunctions, with modelling and support from their teacher.