This topic relates to achievement outcomes at the end of the Foundation Stage Profile (FSP), which children reach at age five. The Foundation Stage curriculum is a statutory stage of the National Curriculum for England.
Publications
This statistical bulletin presents summary information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland during the year ending 31 March. It is based on the biennial adoption survey (AD1) completed by Health & Social Care Trusts, which is used to collect detailed information on looked after children adopted from care, and key dates in the adoption process.
The number of child protection referrals, case conferences, registrations, de-registrations and the number on child protection registers.
This report covers information on places approved and children accommodated by sex, age, length of stay and type of placement.
Number of children starting, ceasing and being looked after by children characteristics. Includes information on children eligible for aftercare support.
Provides information about children looked after in England. The figures are based on returns collected from all 150 English local authorities.
This statistical bulletin presents information on children's social care in Northern Ireland, for the year ending 31 March. It is based on annual Children Order statistical returns completed by Health & Social Care Trusts, and returned to the DHSSPS. These returns are used to collect aggregated statistics on child protection, looked after children and children's homes.
This bulletin presents first release summary statistics on children's social care in Northern Ireland, for the year ending 31 March. It is based on annual Children Order statistical returns completed by Health and Social Care Trusts, and returned to the DHSSPS. These returns are used to collect aggregated statistics on child protection, children in need and looked after children.
The information on which this report is based derives from the OC3 survey of former care leavers at their 19th birthday. The collection was first introduced in Northern Ireland in 2004 and collects data on the economic activity, contact with social services and living accommodation of young people who have left care.
Provides information at both national and Local Authority level on achievement outcomes at the end of the Foundation Stage. The Foundation Stage curriculum is a statutory stage of the National Curriculum for England, along with Key Stages 1 to 4.
This statistical bulletin presents summary information on young people aged 16 & over who left care in Northern Ireland during the year ending 31 March. The information, on which this report is based, derives from the annual OC1 survey. This survey collects data on the educational achievements and economic activity of young people leaving care, their age, religion, ethnic group, disability, length of time in care, and latest care placement.
Outcome indicators for children who have been looked after continuously for at least 12 months, including absences and exclusions, achievements, employment status, cautions and convictions, immunisations, dental checks, health assessments and substance misuse.
Supply of childcare and pre-school provision and how many children receive care. Also includes information on the workforce and their qualifications.
The SFR covers figures on children cared for and accommodated in private fostering arrangements.
Statistics on provision for children under five and include data on the numbers of three and four year old children benefiting from some free early years education.
Provides national figures on referrals, assessment and children and young people who are the subjects of child protection plans (on the child protection register).
Number of admissions, discharges, occupancy levels, children characteristics and reason for placement in secure accommodation.
Statistics on women in Northern Ireland, labour market, childcare provision, earnings.
Overview
The Foundation Stage Profile covers six areas of learning covering children’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development:
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development (3 assessment scales)
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Communication, Language and Literacy (4 assessment scales)
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Mathematical Development (3 assessment scales)
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Knowledge and Understanding of the World (1 assessment scale)
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Physical Development (1 assessment scale)
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Creative Development (1 assessment scale)
Monitoring achievement in these scales helps to assess progress towards the achievement of Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets and associated National Indicators (NI), which assess overall achievement and the narrowing of the achievement gap.
FSP captures the Early Learning Goals as a set of 13 assessment scales, each of which has nine points. Children who achieve a score of 78 points or more across the 13 assessment scales score an average of six points per scale. When a child who achieves this overall score also achieves a score of six or more in each of the Personal, Social and Emotional development (PSE) and Communication, Language and Literacy (CLL) scales, that child is deemed to be reaching a good level of development. This measure is used to assess the progress made by local authorities in improving outcomes, a duty placed on local authorities by the Childcare Act of 2006. It will also be used to assess progress made nationally in improving outcomes from 2008 onwards.
Previously, a good level of development was defined as a child scoring six or more in each of the PSE and CLL scales only. This measure was used to assess the progress made nationally in improving outcomes up until 2008.
Technical Data
Information is collected from all 150 local authorities as part of the Foundation Stage Profile data collection. Local authorities collect this information from maintained schools and from Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) settings. This survey provides the Department for Children Schools and Families with child level data for all children in receipt of funding, who have Foundation Stage Profile information recorded. This information is then used to calculate targets based on the data, including National Indicators.
Glossary
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Achievement Gap
The percentage gap in achievement between the lowest 20 per cent of achieving children in a local authority (mean score), and the score of the median child in the same authority expressed as a percentage of the same median score.
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Good Level of Development
Children who achieve at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least six in each of the scales in Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy scales. This was previously known as a Good Level of Overall Achievement.
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Index of Multiple Deprivation
Constructed by the Social Disadvantage Research Centre at the University of Oxford. The Index is constructed using measurements of the Income, Employment, Health, Education and Skills, Housing, Crime and Living Environment characteristics of a given area.
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Mean
The mean score is the sum of scores divided by the number of children.
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Mean Score for the Lowest 20 per cent of Achievers
The mean score for the lowest 20 per cent of achievers. This cohort is identified by dividing the overall number of eligible children by five and rounding down.
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Median
The median score is the midpoint in a series of scores; half of the scores are above the median, and half are below the median.
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National Indicator 72
Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least six in each of the scales in Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy.
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National Indicator 92
Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20 per cent in the Early Years Foundation Stage and the rest.
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Working Securely
Children who achieve a score of six or more in a scale or combination of scales are working securely within the area of learning.
Contact Details
For statistical enquiries about this topic, please contact:
Department for Education, Schools and Families
Email: mailbox.dataoutputsunit@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 132 539 2283
Data Outputs Unit Department for Education, Schools and Families Mowden Hall Staindrop Road Darlington DL3 9BG
