2. EYFS Report Writing Bank Of Statements User Guide
There are a number of different EYFS Report Writing Bank of Statements resources available.
This guidance will explain in detail what each resource offers, as well as showing how these resources can be used to support practitioners when writing reports.

3. Reporting to Parents and Carers
Reports are a valuable tool in informing parents and carers of how their child is progressing. A well-written report can provide information on:
a child’s progress across all Areas of Learning;
their approach and attitude to learning, including the Characteristics of Effective Learning;
their developmental milestones;
their social development;
their particular interests, strengths and achievements.

4. What to Say?
Writing reports is often a challenging part of teaching, as it requires positivity and tact, yet needs to be honest enough to be of use to the child and parent/carer.
Thinking of different ways to say similar things are tricky.
The EYFS Report Writing Resources can aid practitioners in finding statements appropriate for each child. These can then be used as a base for the report, which could also be personalised further. This saves valuable time when writing reports, both at the end of the year or throughout the year, to track and report progress.

5. Introduction
There are a variety of resources available to support report writing across all of the EYFS ages and stages.
This End of Year Report Writing Bank of Statements - CoEL, Areas of Learning and General is perfect for writing both Nursery and Reception end of year reports to parents. It is a pack containing a bank of statements based on the Characteristics of Effective Learning, with some general comments and also differentiated statements for all Areas of Learning (based on Early Years Outcomes from the month bands through to Exceeding ELG).
This Report Writing Statements Birth to Exceeding with CoEL and General Comments contains statements based on Early Years Outcomes, right from Birth through to Exceeding, so has lots of flexibility. As with the previous resource, it also contains a bank of statements based on the Characteristics of Effective Learning and some general statements. As all age bands are catered for, it is useful for settings with various different age groups and also to best reflect varied abilities and achievements.

6. Easy to Use
All of these resources are designed to be easy to use and straightforward.
When you have downloaded a resource, you should see tabs along the bottom, labelled with the different areas of learning or Characteristics of Effective Learning, like this:
NB: If you have difficulty seeing the tabs, click on Show Tabs:

7. Simply Add a Name
Begin by entering a child’s name and gender on the introduction page. This will contextualise all of the statements throughout the spreadsheet, thereby adding the child’s name (and gender where needed) to the statements.

8. Choose the Statement
All the statements will include the child’s name or gender, allowing the practitioner to simply copy the relevant statement and paste it onto their school report template. The wording of the statements can be adjusted as necessary.
Practitioners can choose a 'best fit' statement from the selection of statements and then personalise them further to suit individual children.
Adding examples and details specific to the children will help the reports to be suited to each individual child, making them even more relevant to parents and carers.

9. End on a Positive Note
Use the statements on the ‘General’ tab to end the report on a positive note. These statements also help to create a more complete picture of each child – sharing their individual interests, achievements, attitudes to learning and progress during their time at your setting.