Updating Learning Journal

**silvermist** · 18-09-2012, 08:55 AM

Morning, I have just added revised eyfs infor to learning journals but just wondered how you all separated the two.Have you put in a new section sheet? Any ideas?

**sarah707** · 18-09-2012, 09:18 AM

My LJs are in date order so I have just carried on as normal.

For the children I have written a very brief summary assessment and then moved them over to the next age / stage Development Matters.

I have put a sheet in explaining the changes briefly and given parents a copy

**silvermist** · 18-09-2012, 09:26 AM

Thanks Sarah, mine are in date order too, just wondering what everyone did. Do you have a template for summary by any chance? Im a cheeky moo I know!!

**sarah707** · 18-09-2012, 10:05 AM

I have just written a brief summary - I didn't pre-print it sorry!

**silvermist** · 18-09-2012, 10:12 AM

Oh ok, excellent, didnt know if it had to be formal at all.Thanks again Sarah xx

**hectors house** · 19-09-2012, 12:09 PM

This may sound stupid but my observations are on loose leaf paper and I have been considering putting them in files so most recent observation is at the front, so I can see where child has got to rather than where they were when they started with me. Does anyone else do this - it seems wrong somehow!

**silvermist** · 19-09-2012, 12:12 PM

Ive wondered that too. I like it in date order as you can see child growing etc but its true you have to rifle through it to get to current page. I will probably keep mine in date order for now unless someone else has a fab idea. x

**sarak31** · 19-09-2012, 12:20 PM

I do the same, keep my observations in date order so I do have to flick through to the last page to find the current page. But I have the development matters page at the front with a sheet next to it where I write all my next steps - just a simple table with date, what next step I identified is and then a final column for date when I completed activity for the next step or when it was observed. If you get what I mean. As the dev matters sheet is at front with the next steps summary next to it I can just see straight away when doing my planning for individual children what I need to focus on without flipping through file.

Sorry bit longwinded but hope I was clear and helps!

**missymood** · 19-09-2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by sarah707

My LJs are in date order so I have just carried on as normal.

For the children I have written a very brief summary assessment and then moved them over to the next age / stage Development Matters.

I have put a sheet in explaining the changes briefly and given parents a copy

Yes I've done the same too