EYFS self-evaluation bundle

This EYFS Self-Evaluation Bundle is ideal for any EYFS leader looking for a structured and guided way to evaluate actions, improvements and development points in their early years setting across the year.

The EYFS self-evaluation form (SEF) template is carefully structured and is aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook so you can evaluate your provision’s current strengths and areas for development based on a robust set of criteria, which include:

• Quality of Education, including Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact
• Behaviour and Attitudes
• Personal Development
• Leadership and Management

Each of the above sections contains sets of reflective questions, allowing you to be critical and accurate in your early years self-evaluation. Alongside each section are ideas for where you can find multiple sources of evidence to back up your judgement. A further template - Quality of Education Self-Evaluation - is also included. This document allows you to dig deeper into the effectiveness of the teaching and learning that your early years setting provides, allowing you to RAG-rate your provision in different areas. This can then inform your next steps for improvement.

Also included are the EYFS Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids, which are fully aligned to the latest 2024 Ofsted School Inspection Handbook and which you can use to support your decision-making when self-evaluating your strengths and weaknesses.

The editable EYFS SEF template and accompanying documents are ideal for new early years leads or those wishing to refine their EYFS SEF writing process. Often, these sorts of documents are kept - either digitally or paper-based - in an EYFS leader file. For further support with creating, building and organising an effective early years leader folder, this template along with many more are also included in our full EYFS Leader Folder Pack.

Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk