Why should those who oppose SATS testing consider signing the EYFS parliamentary petition I initiated? I’ve been asked to put together some background on this, so here are some FAQs and hopefully useful links: (regular blog readers - I risk repeating myself here, I know). Q. Why sign? A. The wording of the petition has been carefully formulated. It represents a [...]
Archive for the ‘EYFS exemptions’ Category
20 Jan
EYFS exempt school wins ‘outstanding’ category at inspection.
See this Nursery World article for full report.
13 Jan
A Parent’s Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage. “Notes for Parents in Reception”.
Yesterday’s Guardian contained several articles which highlighted how ‘family life’ issues will be central to decisions made in the next election. Some commentators are calling this a ’Mumsnet’ election – meaning that decisive issues will include those most relevant to parents – and women. Early years education should be somewhere near the top of this list. Not least because women in particular are over-represented [...]
9 Nov
The Wall.
Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Times have changed and so has education. I’d like readers to listen to the words of this song again. After our experiences with the Early Years Foundation Stage Learning and Development Goals and the exemption process – I think I’ve finally understood what Pink Floyd were trying [...]
2 Oct
Statement on rejection of EYFS Parental exemption request
Quite a number of readers have asked to see the public statement we made when our exemption request was rejected. The statement was published in the Quaker international journal “The Friend” last week. Here it is: “The first parental exemption request to the compulsory Learning and Development Requirements of the English Early Years Foundation Stage [...]
19 Sep
Reader responses to Early Years Exemption ‘Challenge’
And another one – this time from Arthur. Arthur – I’ve lifted your words out of the comments section as they really do hit certain nails on the head…thanks for the feedback. F. Arthur says: ”All well and good, except that you probably won’t be able to find another school within the state system that is prepared [...]
18 Sep
Reader responses to Early Years Exemption ‘Challenge’
As readers can imagine, it has been a tough day in some ways (received the letter which confirmed that our parental exemption request has been rejected see previous post) , so I was really pleased to receive this reader comment from Hazel. We really appreciate your comment Hazel, thank you very much for your thoughtful support. [...]
18 Sep
Parental Request for Exemption to the Early Years Foundation Stage Learning and Development Requirements Refused
We received the following letter today from our child’s school: Copy Follows: EYFS Early Learning Goals exemption request for xxx “We acknowledge the parental right to request an exemption from the Early Learning Goals assessment processes. This request has been carefully considered by the staff and by the Curriculum and the Staffing Committees of the [...]
16 Sep
Parental Exemptions Process: Early Years Foundation Stage Learning and Development Requirements
Today I spent time with the thirty-five page document sent to us by email by West Cheshire Council about the parental exemptions process. We are the first parents in the U.K, (we believe) to apply for a parental exemption to the Learning and Development Requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Yes. It is not easy to [...]
