EYFS Good Practice Guidelines
The Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs) are a series of cards providing guidance on specific areas of learning and teaching, produced by the Ealing EYFS team. The guidelines are targeted at supporting Early Years Foundation Stage and Year 1 practitioners but could be used across Key Stage 1 and into Key Stage 2.
Each guide contains key indicators of good practice relating to the four EYFS guiding themes:
All publications and websites referenced in the guides are linked to from our resources page.
2.01 Good Practice Guidelines: Early writing
How to further support children's early attempts at writing
2.02 Good Practice Guidelines: Speaking and listening
Ways to encourage a language-rich environment
2.03 Good Practice Guidelines: CLLD Phonics
Learning and teaching phonics effectively
2.04 Good Practice Guidelines: Early Guided Reading
Guide on supporting children's reading
2.05 Good Practice Guidelines: Letters and Sounds Phase 1
Ideas on how to provide high quality Phase 1 experiences
3.01 Good Practice Guidelines: Calculating
Strategies to ensure a problem-solving culture is in place
4.01 Good Practice Guidelines: ICT in the EYFS
Ideas and tips on developing purposeful ICT
4.02 Good Practice Guidelines: Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Ways to provide a variety of opportunities for children to discover the world around them
4.03 Good Practice Guidelines: Exploration and Investigation
Allowing children opportunities to develop early scientific process skills
7.01 Good Practice Guidelines: Key Person
Ensuring children feel safe and cared for
7.02 Good Practice Guidelines: Supporting boys' achievement
Ways of ensuring boys' interests and choices are valued and supported
7.03 Good Practice Guidelines: Children learning English as an additional language (EAL)
Practical ways to support children who are learning English as an additional language
7.04 Good Practice Guidelines: Planning
Things to consider when making short, medium and long term plans
7.05 Good Practice Guidelines: Outdoor Play
Ideas on how to make best use of the learning environment outdoors
7.06 Good Practice Guidelines: Transition, Continuity and Progression
Ensuring all children progress smoothly within and beyond your setting
7.07 Good Practice Guidelines: Parents/Carers as Partners in Learning
Ways to further value parents/carers roles as the first educator in their child's learning