Really well written and insightful article, thank you. I don’t see the distinction between ELG as a “soft” measure and the phonics screening as a “hard measure” as ELG includes reading, writing and Maths, and both the phonics screening and ELG are teacher assessed. I’m an early years teacher and I’d say there’s a strong argument for more oversight of ELG to ensure the kids genuinely are meeting the standard.
Really well written and insightful article, thank you. I don’t see the distinction between ELG as a “soft” measure and the phonics screening as a “hard measure” as ELG includes reading, writing and Maths, and both the phonics screening and ELG are teacher assessed. I’m an early years teacher and I’d say there’s a strong argument for more oversight of ELG to ensure the kids genuinely are meeting the standard.