Foundation Phase
Profile
Baseline (on entry)
assessment
Entry to Reception
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS
SIMS Assessment Manager via Vale Learning portal
2015/2016
Introduction
These instructions are to guide you through the process of entering data into
SIMS Assessment Manager to record outcomes for the Foundation Phase
Baseline assessment.
A child must be assessed in line with the Foundation Phase Profile Baseline
Assessment within 6 weeks of starting Reception (or Year 1 if they do not
attend school in Reception). An outcome must then be recorded for 4
Areas of Learning (AOL), and for each of the strands within these AOL.
For example within Personal and Social Development, Wellbeing and
Cultural Diversity (PSD) an outcome must be recorded for Social
interaction,
Behavioural
regulation,
Response
to
others
and
Independence in personal care. The scores from each of these are then
added up by the system and an overall level for the AOL should be recorded.
The valid outcomes for the assessment are:
1

N (Not awarded an outcome)

D (Disapplied)

W (Working towards lowest outcome)

Z (Bronze)

S (Silver)

G (Gold)

1 (Outcome 1)

2 (Outcome 2)

3 (Outcome 3)

4 (Outcome 4)

5 (Outcome 5)

6 (Outcome 6)

A (Above Outcome 6)
1. Entering FPP Baseline outcomes

Log into iPsum or SLG in the usual way and navigate through the
Classroom Staff area through to My Class.

Click the Marksheet Entry option.

Type FP in the Template Name field and click Search.

Click on the marksheet FP Baseline Assessment En 2016 to
open.

Within the Result Date field enter the date the assessment was
completed (ie 6 weeks after the child started Reception).
2

Click into the PSD-Social Interaction Validated Result column for
the first child:
EITHER
o Type the outcome directly into the cell;
o Press the Down cursor key (on the keyboard) to move to
the next child;
o repeat until results for PSD-Social have been entered for all
pupils.
OR
o Click the down arrow within the first pupil’s result cell
o Choose Select Grade
o Click on the result the cursor immediately moves to the next pupil
record so you can just type the results. NB if a pupil does not
have a result click skip to move to the next pupil’s record

Move to the next column and repeat until all results for PSD have
been entered (4 columns in total).

Click the Calculate button to view the scores for PSD for each pupil
in the PSD Score column.
3

Repeat the above steps for the 3 other AOLs -

LCE Language, Literacy and Communication through English
Medium

LCW Language, Literacy and Communication through Welsh
Medium

Mathematical Development (MDT) and Physical Development
(PDT).
To save results:

Click the Save button on the marksheet (above the Student Name
column) frequently so as to avoid unnecessary data loss.
To delete an incorrect result:
4

Click within the cell and click the drop down arrow displayed.

Select the option to View/Edit Result History.

Click the red cross alongside the result to be deleted.

Click the black cross to close result history and return to the
marksheet.

Click the Save button.
To save results:

Click the Save button on the marksheet (above the Student Name
column) frequently so as to avoid unnecessary data loss.
To delete an incorrect result:
5

Click within the cell and click the drop down arrow displayed.

Select the option to View/Edit Result History.

Click the red cross alongside the result to be deleted.

Click the black cross to close result history and return to the
marksheet.

6
Click the Save button.