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Electronic Profile

There is an electronic version of the EYFS Profile this is called the eProfile and is available to download from http://www.suffolkcpd.co.uk/fsp/la.htm#Version315    Every year there is a new version to download, this year it is version 3.15. This is the latest version released March 2010.

Key new features of this version include:

  • Quality assurance feature.  This is based on the information found in the QCDA factsheet QCA/08/3905 Quality assurance of early years foundation stage profile data, which covers a range of interconnections and dependencies between scales and scale points.  The printout based on this information set lists by pupil any assessments that may require further investigation in order to produce a complete and rounded assessment for that pupil.
  • The manual can now be displayed directly form within eProfile - Help > Manual
  • At close there will be aprompt for a backup.  If practitioners choose yes then they will also be prompted to make a backup to an external folder. 

As well as demonstrating children’s progress the eProfile has a report writing facility and charts which demonstrate progress.

It is essential that users also download the manual alongside the electronic version as this provides a step by step guide on how to use the eProfile effectively.

Initial instructions to get started.
When practitioners first download the electronic version they will need to enter the password which is ‘password’                                       
Then enter the setting’s details.
Users should click onto the year that the cohort will finish the EYFS Profile.
The eProfile will then open.
Practitioners should change the password to an appropriate one straight away.
Then input the pupil details.
Please read the manual and follow the guidance within this document for further useful information.

e-Profile v3.1 Guidance Manual

Please Note; within any setting it is essential that the cohort’s information is NOT kept on one laptop. The information should be accessible to the setting manager/ Headteacher, as well as being accessible to the Senior Leadership Team, year one teachers and Governors.
It is also wise to back up the information onto a disc or pen drive and store this in a locked filing cabinet.

Although the latest versions were initially hoped to be network compatible, in practice they are not. Practioners should still maintain a seperate version of eProfile on each users computer. They can export the information and backups to a network (G:) drive to be shared amongst all users.

HELPDESK facility 0300 303 3011: Local authorities and individual users can now access an eProfile helpdesk with queries relating to the software.

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