Principles

• Reduce burden: collect less, notice more; prioritise quality over quantity.
• Use observations to inform teaching, not to prove it.

Using journals and journeys

• Select evidence to show breadth and progress, not every moment.
• Tag entries to ELGs/Areas; summarise impact and next steps in termly snapshots.

EYFS Profile

• Summative judgement at the end of the reception year; informed by ongoing formative assessment.
• Professional judgement: no need for excessive evidence folders.

Links: ELGs Explained · Observations/Next Steps · Areas of Learning · Learning Journal & Journey