HGfL: Early Years/ Foundation Stage : Teaching Resources

The following resources are availabe for you to use. Your Early Years Consultant/Adviser can also support you to use these resources.

Early Years Participation Toolkit 2010

The Early Years Participation toolkit has been produced to support the participation with early years children. Providing guidance and support to practitioners working directly with early years settings.

Hertfordshire Progress Toolkit

SITSS have been working with the Early Years Advisors to create a new toolkit within Assessment Manager 7 in Sims, facilitating schools in the tracking of pupil progress across the ‘Ages and Stages’ development statements in the EYFS.

EYFS ‘Attainment on Entry’ Data Collection – Spring Intake

You will recall that in the past the Local Authority collected data on assessments made using the Nursery Learning Record and produced an analysis tool, allowing schools to benchmark their children’s attainment on entry in the context of other Hertfordshire schools. However the NLR is no longer used, having been superseded by the EYFS ‘Development Matters’ document, which uses the ‘Ages and Stages’ criteria. Therefore the Assessment team and Early Years team have worked together with SITSS and the Education and Data Collection Services team (EDCS, formerly known as PIU) to devise the content of a new set of data analysis based on the Development Matters framework.

As with the collection that took place in the Autumn term, submission of this data will be entirely voluntary. However we do hope that as many eligible schools as possible will choose to submit the data because of the following key benefits:

Submitting the data to EDCS will be an easy process. For schools that are using the EYFS Progress Toolkit in SIMS Assessment Manager 7, SITSS have developed a simple routine that will produce the required data file, which can then be submitted using the secure AnyComms system, already used by schools for submitting end of Key Stage teacher assessment data. Schools not currently using the EYFS Progress Toolkit in SIMS will be able to run a report to generate a spreadsheet, into which pupils’ assessments will need to be manually entered.

Please find here the guidance document that will assist you in generating and returning the data:

These files are only accessible from within a school connected to the Hertfordshire Internet and Connectivity Service.

Schools using the EYFS Progress Toolkit, please check on the SITSS EYFS Toolkit page for details on the February 2012 Template Update that we recommend is imported into SIMS prior to entering and submitting the data for this term.

Buggy Buddies - Now available to Primary Schools for just £45

Buggy Buddies were developed by Hertfordshire County Council to encourage active and healthy lifestyles for young children. The Buggy Buddies are six friendly bugs that can be used by parents and teachers to create fun, outside activities for children to do when they are travelling to and from school and also when they are outside in the garden or at the park. They have been mentioned positively in the Ofsted reports of several Hertfordshire children's centres. They are an educational resource that children will love and parents and teachers will find useful.

If you have any comments or questions around the Buggy Buddies Scheme please use the following email address: buggy.buddies@hertscc.gov.uk.

Further information and printed resources are available to download from the Herts Direct website at:

Every Child a Talker (ECAT) Resources

Observation, Assessment and Planning Resources

ICT Primary Scheme of Work

ICT Primary Scheme of Work includes guidance for ICT within the EYFS and 0verview of key elements (updated and extended).

Resources Available for Purchase

Action Point
Hertfordshire Development Centre
Robertson House
Six Hills Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FQ
Tel: 01438 845141
Fax: 01707 292407

Early Years Participation Toolkit		Quantity and Price
	Early Years Participation Toolkit This toolkit has been produced to support the participation with early years children. Providing guidance and support to practitioners working directly with early years settings. The toolkit includes information on research relating to early years participation, simple and easy to use guidance and participation planning and assessment materials.	£40.00 Non HCC £49.99
Early Years Participation Leaflets		Quantity and Price
	Participation Listening to young children is an integral part of understanding what they are feeling and what they need from their early years experience.If young children feel that their views are listened to and taken seriously by adults it can have a positive effect on their confidence and social skills. This A5 4 page leaflet is an introduction to early years participation.	20 = £10.00 50 = £20.00 100 = £35.00
	Creating a Listening Environment The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning. Children have a right to be heard and we have a responsibility to provide an environment that promotes listening. This A4 6 page leaflet will help you to develop an effective listening environment.	20 = £17.50 50 = £40.00 100 =£75.00
	Listening To Babies Listening to babies acknowledges their right to be heard from pre birth and throughout their lives. It builds up positive relationships between adults and babies. This A4 4 page leaflet will help you to think about the many ways babies communicate with adults non verbally.	20 = £15.00 50 = £32.50 100 = £55.00
	Including Parents in Participation Parents are the primary educator in their child’s life and so it is our role to support, and guide parents, to help them understand the importance of ‘listening’ in the home environment and also to share their knowledge with us. This A4 4 page leaflet gives ideas to practitioners about how to involve parent’s in participation.	20 = £15.00 50 = £32.50 100 = £55.00
	Listening to children through the Integrated Practice Process. It is important that we ask children their views on matters that affect them, this is also the case when completing a Common Assessment Form with a family. This A4 6 page leaflet helps practitioners to think about how early years children can share their views and feelings during the integrated practice process.	20 = £17.50 50 = £ 40.00 100 = £75.00
Other Resources
Five Outcome Cards (laminated)		£14.99 non hcc £19.99
Potential Learning Cards set 1, or set 2 or set 3 (laminated cards)		£19.99 non hcc £24.99
Potential Learning Cards set 1, or set 2 or set 3 booklet		£9.99 non hcc £14.99
Potential Learning Cards (Full set includes 1, 2 and 3 laminated cards)		£54.99 Non hcc £69.99
Potential Learning Cards (Full set includes 1, 2 and 3 booklets)		£24.99 Non hcc £39.99