Mythbusters
EYFS Profile Moderation
& Quality Assurance
2013
Inclusion & Learning Services,
Early Years Team
1. Myth or Fact?
A child needs to have
Level 1B in writing in
order to get ‘expected’
in the Writing ELG…?
2. Myth or Fact?
Children must be able to
write a story (or two
sentences together) to
get ‘expected’ in the
Writing ELG…?
3. Myth or Fact?
Children must be able to
form 80% of their letters
correctly for the Moving
& Handling ELG…?
5. Myth or Fact?
Children do not have to
demonstrate skills in all
aspects of an ELG to
attain the ‘expected’
levels…?
6. Myth or Fact?
There is no requirement
that evidence should be
formally recorded or
documented…?
7. Myth or Fact?
For learning to be
judged as secure, all the
evidence must be
derived from childinitiated learning…?
8. Myth or Fact?
Children cannot get the
ELG unless they are
‘secure’ at 40-60
months (Development
Matters)…?
9. Myth or Fact?
You cannot award
‘expected’ for some
ELGs without a certain
amount of evidence…?
10. Myth or Fact?
If a child attains
‘expected’ level, the
Year One teacher
should assume mastery
of that ELG…?
11. Myth or Fact?
Internal moderation
processes can be
formal or informal…?
12. Myth or Fact?
As an Academy we can
choose a different LA or
organisation to carry out
EYFSP Moderation…?
13. Myth or Fact?
When adding and
subtracting numbers, Daisy
can count on, but not back,
to find the answer. She may
still attain the ‘expected’
level in the Number ELG…?
14. Myth or Fact?
Book Band levels
equate to ‘emerging’,
‘expected’ and
‘exceeding’ in the
Reading ELG…?
15. Myth or Fact?
Schools may collaborate
so that their practitioners
can share experience to
develop their assessment
skills…?
16. Myth or Fact?
It is important to
moderate the ‘emerging’
and ‘exceeding’ bands
too…?
17. Myth or Fact?
Chloe is staying in
Reception for an additional
year, but I should assess her
against the EYFS Profile this
year anyway because she
is the correct age…?
18. Myth or Fact?
Jake is a summer-born
child and his parents
chose to keep him in
Nursery. We do not need
to complete the EYFSP
for him…?
19. Myth or Fact?
Failure to attend LA
Moderation training will
result in additional
Moderation visits to
schools…?
20. Myth or Fact?
Our children have
achieved a GLD…
Understanding the World
and Expressive Arts &
Design are no longer
important…?
21. Myth or Fact?
The Headteacher has
responsibility for the
accuracy of EYFS
Profile outcomes…?
22. Myth or Fact?
I was moderated
successfully this year,
so all my EYFS Profile
judgements are
correct…?
23. Myth or Fact?
If children are at
‘emerging’ level in the
EYFS Profile, we should
assess using P Scales
when they enter Year
One…?
24. Myth or Fact?
All ELG judgements must
be supported by
appropriate information
from parents/carers and
any other relevant
adults…?
25. Myth or Fact?
Unexpected patterns of
attainment do not
necessarily mean that a
child’s EYFS Profile
outcomes are
inaccurate…?
26. Myth or Fact?
We have not bought into
LA Traded Services, so
our data cannot be
quality assured…?
27. Myth or Fact?
Moderation visits in
2014 will focus on
Communication &
Language, and
Mathematics…?
28. Myth or Fact?
EYFS practitioners and
Y1 teachers must be
given time to discuss
EYFS Profiles.
29. Myth or Fact?
It is useful to discuss
characteristics of
learning in the transition
dialogue.
30. Myth or Fact?
Achievement in the 17
ELGs is the only
information which must
be passed on to the Y1
teacher.