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Baseline providers give views on form of new assessment

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s decision to bring back a baseline assessment in Reception, just two years after it was forced to scrap the previous attempt, is a controversial one (see Analysis, page 14).

Teachers vote in favour of opposing the new Baseline

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Teachers have voted in favour of campaigning against the Government's plans to introduce a new baseline assessment for four-year-olds.

Campaigners publish case against the baseline

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| Nursery World

A coalition of educational experts, teachers and parents is calling for the Government to abandon plans for a new baseline for four-year-olds.

Baseline pilot go-ahead sparks outcry

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Friday, March 1, 2019

| Nursery World

The move by the Department for Education (DfE) to press ahead with the Reception baseline and invite schools to take part in a trial of the assessment, starting in the autumn, has been met with frustration from the early years sector.

New baseline check for Reception and revised early learning goals

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Education secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that there will be a new baseline measure brought into Reception from 2020, and early learning goals will be made 'clearer'.

Reception baseline: 'children scared of getting it wrong', say teachers

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Teachers have reiterated a call for the Reception baseline to be scrapped, after a survey found that many believe it harms children and is not an accurate assessment.

MPs urge 'caution' over introducing Reception baseline

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Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

The education select committee is calling for a thorough evaluation with early years experts to look at the pros and cons of introducing a baseline in Reception.

Most primary heads 'negative' about introduction of Reception baseline

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Monday, September 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Most primary school heads are highly critical about the Government's plans to bring in the Reception Baseline Assessment, a survey suggests, as a national pilot of the test gets underway.

DfE analysis shows Reception baseline link to KS1 scores

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Friday, September 6, 2019

| Nursery World

New research shows that the Reception baseline is an appropriate starting point for measuring progress, the Government claims today.

DfE keeping Reception Baseline for September under review

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Controversial plans to test four-year-olds in English and maths when they start school in September are ‘under regular review’ by the Department for Education, in light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis.

DfE promotes baseline assessment in new video

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has uploaded a new YouTube video on the Reception baseline assessment explaining how it will work.

Self-regulation dropped from Reception baseline

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Friday, March 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Self-regulation has been removed from the Reception baseline assessment, following a trial in schools.

Reception baseline trial will take place in September

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

| Nursery World

A trial of the new Reception baseline will go ahead with a number of schools in the autumn.

Damning report finds Reception Baseline not fit-for-purpose, unethical and damaging

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The Reception Baseline is ‘flawed, unjustified and wholly unfit for purpose’, according to a report by a leading educational research body.

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

| Nursery World

The Reception Baseline has been postponed for a year to autumn 2021 due to the ‘challenging circumstances’ schools face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has announced, in a move welcomed by campaigners.