Guest Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Is anyone switching from development matters to Eay Years Outcomes to assess children? Like right now? Just with new starters I'm tempted to get on with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Early oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) As they are the same, apart from the wording of a few (see other thread), there shouldn'tbe any reason to leave the DMs document as it's more useful for staff familiarising them- selves with how to work with them. I would not call them Development Matters though, andwould change the wording to the one Early Outcomes ones. Edited September 17, 2013 by Wildflowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlettangel Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I have been visited today by my early years advisor and she says that the new outcomes is a slimmer version of what we already have \(development matters) which for experienced practitioners is fine but for those newbies and up and coming early years staff this edition doesnt show you how you can develop the environment to meet these statements or what certain elements might look like.in a practical sense. She was clearly unimpressed!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The biggest problem I foresee is that without all the information and support given by the Development Matters document, settings will be tempted to use the new statements as a tick list to check what children can't do, rather than as a framework for supporting children's individual rates of development and ways of learning. Obviously I'm not in practice any more, but if I was I would be strongly advocating that the current Development Matters document is continued to be used. I haven't done a line by line comparison but if the language in the new document is clearer and easier to understand then I might be tempted to include the new statements into my trackers. However I'd be very loathe indeed to rely solely on the new guidance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klc106 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 We are continuing with using the development matters document Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Well we looked at it as a group today and you are spot on Maz, it was very difficult to explain to our young trainee (doing lvl3) how this was her document to work from....we are sticking to development matters. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himum Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Please can you add the link which shows me the document that points out the differences/changes within the learning outcomes 2013 compared to development matters 2012. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony1985 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I went on a training course for maths a couple of weeks ago and Early Years Outcomes was brought up. Our LA trainer told us that Ofsted only want you to be aware of the existance of EYO but using Development Matters is seen as better because of the pedagogical basis. EYO is purely the Unique Child column of DM anyway. I prefer DM, it gives me ideas of what to do when I'm struggling to think how to evidence something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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