About the Profiles Fagus Guides > Manual About the Profiles The Fagus online tool collates the information from the completed Fagus checklists to create a Developmental Profile of the child. The profile approximates the child’s development across each emotional/social domain; it helps to recognise a child’s strengths and clarifies the areas that require intervention. The…

Getting Started – Before You Begin Fagus Guides > Manual Getting Started – Before You Begin 1. Check that you have received all your Fagus resource components: A portfolio containing 13 printed Developmental Guides and the Manual (via post). Personal activation code for your licence to access the Fagus online resources (via email)*. 2. Appoint…

Using the Developmental Guides to Understand a Child’s Development Fagus Guides > Manual Using the Developmental Guides to Understand a Child’s Development The guides can be used to inform your understanding of a child’s development within a particular area, and identify whether their current functioning is approximately age appropriate. 1. Think about the child’s pattern…

Setting Up the Online Checklist Tool Fagus Guides > Manual Setting Up the Online Checklist Tool There are two steps required before you can begin completing checklists and creating Developmental Profiles for pupils (for any user licence purchased): Step 1. a) Set up your Licence Administrator Account. b) Use your Licence Administrator Account to set…

How to Use the Profiles Fagus Guides > Manual How to Use the Profiles The Fagus Developmental Profiles provide a visual, snapshot summary of a child’s development across each of the Fagus Developmental Areas (except for Attachment). The length of the bar indicates the approximate point of the child’s current functioning within a Developmental Area,…

Setting Goals, Making Plans and Monitoring Progress Fagus Guides > Manual Setting Goals, Making Plans and Monitoring Progress Tips for effective goal setting: The child’s Developmental Profile can be used to track developmental progression over time. It is recommended that the Developmental Profile is updated at least on an annual basis (e.g. before a pupil’s…

Examples of Using the Fagus Materials to Set Goals for Children Fagus Guides > Manual Examples of Using the Fagus Materials to Set Goals for Children Example 1 Pupil A is 12 years old and has experienced developmental trauma. Within the classroom he is impulsive – he often gets up out of his seat, shouts…

Examples of Using the Fagus Materials to Set Targets and Goals to Measure/Track Progress Fagus Guides > Manual Examples of Using the Fagus Materials to Set Targets and Goals to Measure/Track Progress This example is taken from Beech Lodge School Example pupil: Harriet – Aged 7 in 2017 Review: November 2017 Area of need Objective…

Appendix 1: Statement of Endorsement for the Fagus Developmental Guides Fagus Guides > Manual Appendix 1: Statement of Endorsement for the Fagus Developmental Guides The Fagus Developmental Guides have been evaluated and endorsed by a team of academics from the Psychology Department at Royal Holloway, University of London. The group of reviewers consisted of: Dr…

Appendix 2: A Useful Goal Setting Framework – Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) Fagus Guides > Manual Appendix 2: A Useful Goal Setting Framework – Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) What is Goal Attainment Scaling? Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS; Kiresuk and Sherman, 1968) is a method for setting goals and reviewing the extent to which these goals…

References Fagus Guides > Manual References Bergin, C., & Bergin, D. (2009). Attachment in the classroom. Educational Psychology Review,21(2), 141-170. Coffee, G., & Ray-Subramanan, C. E. (2009). Goal attainment scaling: A progress-monitoring tool for behavioural interventions. School Psychology Forum,3(1), 1-9. Department for Education. (2014). Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25…