Use the following instructions to enter Development Matters achievements into Early Years Foundation Stage Target Tracker.

Load EYFSTT

Select the cohort or class you wish to enter achievements for

Select the EYFS Planner button

Select a subject area from the drop down box

Click to highlight the name of the child or children you wish to assess from the list on the left, or right click on the list of names and choose Select All 

You will notice that if you have clicked more than one pupil the Group Breakdown area appears at the bottom of the screen with all children in the Not Begun section

In the centre of the screen you will see the DM and EYFSP statements – you can choose to display just DM's by selecting the appropriate radio button from the options at the top of the screen

Any assessments entered at this stage will appear as working towards or achieved in the current term. If you wish to enter assessments historically click the Historical Assessment button and choose the required term from the drop down list next to the Assessing in box. To switch off Historical Assessment and return to assessing in the current term click the Historical Assessment button again.

There are various ways to record the assessments –

Set a statement as Working Towards by double clicking on it – the text will change to Red

Set a statement as Achieved by double clicking on it twice – the text will change to Blue

Achievements can also be recorded by right mouse clicking on a cell which will give you a number of options

Set the statement as Not Begun

Set as Working Towards – in the period displayed in the Assessing in box or by choosing a different period from the fly out menu

Set as Achieved – in the period displayed in the Assessing in box or by choosing a different period from the fly out menu

To further speed up Development Matters data entry it is now possible to assess all DM statements for one area of learning and one month range simultaneously, or even to choose to back fill all statements in the previous month ranges at the same time. To do this simply right click the heading of a DM month range e.g. DM 16-26 Months in the EYFS Planner and choose from the options to Set Working Towards or Achieved, in the current period or historically, for just this period or for all statements between 0-11 and the chosen period. You will be asked to confirm what you are about to do - click Set Working Towards or Set Achieved as appropriate.

You will notice that if you are assessing a group of children their names will move across the Group Breakdown area at the bottom of your screen. The 3 stages are Not Begun, Working Towards and Achieved. It is possible to fine tune your assessments by clicking on any child or group of children's names in the Group Breakdown area and dragging and dropping them into the box you feel they should appear in.

The colour of the text in the cells may appear as black, red, blue or purple depending on the status of the children that you have selected at the time. There is a Colour Key on the menu bar to explain the colours

DM achievements recorded in the EYFS Planner screen will appear in the DM grid accessed from the Home tab