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Progress Tracking - Foundation/EYFS - iTRACK

Jack Maginn
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The EYFS Progress Tracking page provides a detailed breakdown of your progress for an individual cohort across the Foundation Stage. Here you will be able to visually see your progress data across any progress/time period you like.

To locate this page, click on the 'Progress Tracking' tab in the 'Foundation Stage' section of the left-hand menu, and fill out the following criteria:

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  1. Year Group: Select the cohort of children you wish to look at.
  2. Library: Select the curriculum you are working from (Early Adopters or Original).
  3. Early Learning Goal: Select which area of learning you wish to analyse. You can look at any of the 17 areas individually, any of the 7 broader areas, or as an overall ELG.
  4. Include Leavers: This will default to say 'no'. Change it to 'yes' if you wish to include the children marked as leavers in your data.
  5. Press Go.

 

Yearly Progress

To calculate Yearly progress, follow the steps below:

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  1. Select the 'yearly' option from the newly appeared 'Progress' dropdown.
  2. Select the point in time you wish the yearly progress to calculate from. For example, depending on your preferences, you may wish your progress to be measured from previous end of year or your Baseline.
  3. Press Go.

You will then see the Progress Icon's appear at the end of each year, along with the percentages underneath.

 

Custom Progress - Any Period You Like!

For any other progress periods you can think of, select 'Custom' from the 'Progress' dropdown. This allows you to analyse any period of time you require, whether it be termly, half-termly etc.

You will notice 3 further dropdowns appear, which you need to fill out:

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  1. From AP is the start point of the progress period you wish to measure.
  2. To AP is the end point of the progress period you wish to measure.
  3. No. Steps is the total number of steps you would expect to see for that period. For more precise information on this, please contact your local Education Consultant.
  4. Press Go.

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In the example above, I have measured between 'Reception AP2' and 'Reception EoY' AP1' to generate the Summer term's progress.

 

Getting the Most Out of Your Data

Please see the following chart for some useful hints and tips on how the page operates, and how to get the most out of your data:

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1) Open Filters

You can use this button to filter all the data tables by any of your Attributes, which is really useful for analysing your key groups of children. The mandatory, nationally recognised groups are under the 'Core Filters' tab, and any set up by your school will be under 'School Filters'.

 

2) Export to Excel

If you wish to analyse this data further, you can click the ‘Export to Excel’ button to generate an Excel file containing this data. Each group will be presented on a separate worksheet within the file.

 

3) Expand/Collapse Year Groups

By clicking the Year Group header, you can choose to expand or collapse that year of data. By default, iTRACK will always show the full year group the pupil is in, and then just previous end of year. However you can always look back historically if you need to.

 

4) Sort Arrows

By clicking the arrow, it will sort your pupils into ascending order and then descending order if you click the other arrow. This is great for getting your intervention groups and higher attainers at either end of the table. This process can be repeated for any column heading, anywhere in iTRACK you see the 'arrows' symbol.

 

5) Notes

If you have used the the little 'speech bubble' icon on 'Enter Pupil Results, then it will appear here. If you click it, you will see a read-only version of your notes to view.

 

6) Interim Progress Column 

Here there is an additional column where you can enter an 'interim' progress value for a pupil. This may  be necessary if you are calculating your yearly progress but you have a child who joined midway through the year and is missing data. Simply click on the icon and select the progress value you deem to be appropriate, and the little 'person' icon will appear. You can undo this by clicking the icon again and selecting 'NA/BLANK'.

 

7) Overriding the Progress Calculation

You may feel the need, especially when it comes to sensitive areas like SEND children, feel that our progress calculations need adjusting. Simply click on the icon and select the progress value you deem to be appropriate, and the little 'person' icon will appear. You can undo this by clicking the icon again and selecting 'NA/BLANK'.

 

8) Progress Percentages

You will find all your progress percentages calculated for you underneath the table. It is worth noting that you may be required to scroll down to find this information.

 

 

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