The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Stage Profile Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003

Articles 6, 7 and 8

THE SCHEDULE

PART 1 INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS

1.  It shall be the function of the responsible person in each foundation stage setting:

(a) to offer to the parent of a child in relation to whom a foundation stage profile has been completed at that foundation stage setting–

(i) a written summary reporting the child’s progress against the early learning goals and the assessment scales; and

(ii) where the parent requests it, to provide the parent with a copy of the foundation stage profile; and

(b) to provide details to the parent of the arrangements under which the foundation stage profile and its results may be discussed with a practitioner by the parent and to afford a reasonable opportunity for the parent to discuss the foundation stage profile and its results with that practitioner.

2.  The offer to report to the parent and to discuss progress referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made within the school term in which the foundation stage profile was completed and the responsible person shall secure that any resulting discussion takes place within that term or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable.

PART 2 NOTIFICATIONS TO BE GIVEN TO THE RELEVANT LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AND TO A CHILD'S NEW SCHOOL

3.  Save in respect of paragraph 5 it shall be the function of the responsible person in each foundation stage setting to give the following notifications in writing to the relevant local education authority–

(a) in respect of each child in respect of whom a foundation stage profile has been carried out at the foundation stage setting, details of where it has been carried out and of the results of the assessment;

(b) in respect of each child who is in the final year of the foundation stage in respect of whom a foundation stage profile has not been carried out at the foundation stage setting during the final term, that it has not been carried out and the reason why it has not been carried out.

4.  A notification required by sub-paragraph 3(a) shall be given by a date specified by the local authority after the date for completion of foundation stage profiles pursuant to article 4(3).

5.  A notification in respect of a child who ceases to be registered at the foundation stage setting during the final year of the foundation stage shall be addressed to the school notified by its head teacher as the child’s new school and shall be given not later than 15 working days after notification is received from the new school–

(a) of any foundation stage profile carried out at the foundation stage setting;

(b) the practitioner assessment made in respect of the child; or

(c) if no foundation stage profile of the child has been carried out at the foundation stage setting, the reason why it has not been carried out.

6.  A notification under sub-paragraph 3(a) or under paragraph 5(a) shall include the following information pertaining to the child to whom the foundation stage profile relates–

(a) his surname;

(b) his forename;

(c) his gender;

(d) his date of birth;

(e) the year of the assessment;

(f) the record of progress against the early learning goals and assessment scales.

PART 3 NOTIFICATIONS TO BE GIVEN TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BY RELEVANT LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

7.  Every local education authority shall have the functions of receiving and keeping the notifications made to it under Part 2 of this Schedule.

8.  Every local education authority shall provide the Secretary of State, in a format specified by the Secretary of State, with the information notified to it pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of this Schedule by a date specified by the Secretary of State following the end of the school year in which the foundation stage profiles were completed.