For primary school pupils, age gaps of even a few months can make a real difference in terms of their learning and development. It’s something teachers consider when assessing children’s skills acquisition, but it means constantly having to remember who is the youngest, who is the oldest and who is in between!
With ReallySchool, we’ve made things slightly easier in this respect by ensuring each child’s observations show their age at the time the observation was taken. This helps teachers identify any learning gaps between their Autumn and Summer born pupils and monitor any potential impact their age may be having on their skills acquisition.
Additionally, pupils’ dates of birth are included on their student reports, helping teachers to identify where a specific pupil’s age could be impacting on their development.
For school leaders, having these ages and dates highlighted follows through into ReallySchool’s SOAP report, where they can review their school’s end of EYFS outcomes for Autumn and Summer born pupils in comparison to the national average. This report also breaks down outcome data into characteristic groups for the end of EYFS, KS1 and KS2, showing leaders where their school is doing well or where more focus is needed.
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