This article explains how to read a child's Arcs after a profile: what each result means, how Age Reached is worked out, and how it compares with the child's actual age.
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The Arcs
A profile's results are shown as seven colourful Arcs. Each Arc covers one area of development and is made up of topics. For example, the Wellbeing Arc includes Attachment, Confidence, Self-awareness, Social awareness and Self-regulation.
The scale across the top of each Arc shows age in months. The white bar shows the child's actual age today, so you can see at a glance where they are ahead or need support.
What each result means
Each topic is made up of statements, and each statement is linked to an age. When you assess a child, you give each statement one of these results:
- Reached. The child shows this consistently.
- Nearly There. The child is starting to show this but not yet consistently.
- Not Reached. The child doesn't show this yet.
- Gone Back. The child showed this before but doesn't show it now.
- Not Set. The statement hasn't been assessed.
Age Reached
For each topic, Arc Pathway works out an Age Reached. This is the age, in months, of the highest statement the child has reached in that topic.
Only Reached counts. Nearly There, Not Reached, Gone Back and Not Set don't change Age Reached.
Comparing Age Reached with the child's age
Age Related Analysis compares each child's Age Reached at their most recent profile with their actual age in completed months, and places them in a band:
Band | Gap between Age Reached and actual age |
Above | Age Reached is above the child's actual age |
In Line | On track, or up to 2 months behind |
Working Towards | 3 to 5 months behind |
Below Age Expected | 6 months or more behind |
Bands are shown for each topic, for each Arc, and for the child overall.
The Transition curriculum
If your setting uses the Transition curriculum, two extra bands apply. A child with an Age Reached of 66 months or more shows as Transition, and 72 months or more shows as Year 1.
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