Creating a custom framework

Creating a custom framework



eylog gives you the option to create Custom Frameworks, which allow you to cater your development frameworks to your nursery's specific needs and methodology. There are five types of frameworks you can choose from, each based on a structure of a pre-existing framework, such as Development Matters or EYFS, depending on what you need. The five different framework types are labelled according to how many tiers they have---in other words, the complexity of how statements are grouped within a framework. 

The standard frameworks you’ve always had will still be available to use, but cannot be edited in the same way as custom frameworks.

Creating a custom framework

  1. Hover over the profile icon in the top right to bring up a menu.

  2. Click on System Settings.
  3. Click on Custom Frameworks in the sidebar.
  4. In the top right, click Create.
  5. You’ll be taken to a page with a choice of five types of framework to create. See more details on each type below.
  6. Click the Add _ Framework button underneath the framework type you want.
  7. Type in your Framework Name.
  8. Click the circle next to Chain/Group level Framework or Nursery level Framework to select it:
    1. Chain/Group level Frameworks can be allocated to multiple nurseries. Any edits made to a Chain/Group level Frameworks will be applied to all allocated nurseries, and so only managers with access to all these nurseries can make changes.
    2. Nursery level Frameworks are only allocated to one nursery branch. Any managers with access to this nursery can make changes.
  9. Select which nurseries can use this framework from the Select Nursery field. Chain-level Frameworks allow you to choose multiple nurseries, while Nursery-level Frameworks only let you choose one.
  10. Click Submit.
Notes
Custom frameworks autosave whenever a change is made. The Finish button in the bottom right of the page merely takes you back to the main Custom Frameworks page.

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One-tier framework

The one tier framework consists only of a list of Statements. Unlike other frameworks, these Statements are not grouped into Areas and Aspects, but are displayed all at once as a list. A one tier framework can contain up to 100 Statements.

InfoThe Schemas framework is an example of a one tier framework.

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Two-tier framework

Two tier frameworks consist of Areas of learning, which are then broken down into specific Statements. Each Area can contain up to 100 Statements, and you can have up to 15 Areas.

InfoExamples of a two tier framework include the British Values and Phonics frameworks.

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Three-tier framework

Three tier frameworks are made up of Areas, Aspects, and Statements. Areas are divided into Aspects, which are divided into Statements. You can have 15 Areas per frameworks. Each Area can contain up to 10 Aspects. Each Aspect can contain up to 100 Statements.

InfoAn example of a three tier framework is the Development Matters framework.

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Four-tier framework

Four tier frameworks consist of Areas, Aspects, Sub-Aspects/Age Bands, and statements. And Areas will be divided into Aspects, which contain numerous Sub-Aspects, which are divided into Statements. You can have 15 Areas per frameworks. Each Area can contain up to 10 Aspects. Each Aspect can contain up to 10 Sub-Aspects, which can contain up to 100 Statements.

InfoExamples of four tier frameworks include the Birth to Five Matters and EYFS frameworks.

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Five-tier framework

Five tier frameworks contain multiple Levels. Each Level contains what is essentially a four tier framework: Areas divided into Aspects, which are divided into Sub-Aspects, which are divided into Statements. You can have up to 5 Levels per framework. Each Level can contain up to 15 Areas. Each Area can contain up to 10 Aspects. Each Aspect can contain up to 10 Sub-Aspects, which can contain up to 100 Statements.

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An example of a five tier framework is the Montessori framework.

Editing a framework

Once a framework has been chosen, you will need to fill in the statements and organise the different groupings. Although this process is more or less involved depending on which tier of framework you chose, the general process is similar for all of them. For the sake of being thorough, we will use the five-tier framework as an example.

Add a level

  1. Click on Add New Level in the top right.
  2. This will create a level with a default name.
  3. To edit the level’s name, click on the  icon that appears when hovering over it.
  4. Edit the current level name in the text box.
  5. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Add an area

  1. Click on the level you’d like to add the area to.
  2. Click on the  icon next to Add New Area.
  3. Type the area name into the text box that appears.
  4. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Add an aspect

  1. Click on the area you’d like to add the aspect to.
  2. Click on the  icon next to Add New Aspect.
  3. Type the name of the aspect into the text box that appears.
  4. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Add a sub-aspect

  1. Click on the aspect you’d like to add a sub-aspect to.
  2. Click on the  icon next to Add New Sub-Aspect.
  3. Type the name of the sub-aspect into the text box that appears.
  4. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Add a statement

  1. Click on the sub-aspect you’d like to add the statement to.
  2. Click on the  icon next to Add New Statement.
  3. Type the statement into the text box that appears.
  4. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Edit an area/aspect/sub-aspect/statement

  1. Click on the  icon next to an existing area, aspect, sub-aspect, or statement.
  2. Edit the current level/area/aspect/sub-aspect/statement from the text box.
  3. Click the  icon or hit Enter on your keyboard to save.

Delete a level/area/aspect/sub-aspect/statement

  1. Click on the  icon next to an existing level, area, aspect, sub-aspect, or statement.
  2. In the pop-up window, click Delete.

Reorder levels/areas/aspects/sub-aspects/statements

Everything can be reordered by dragging and dropping into the location you desire. Dragging and dropping can also move aspects between areas (along with all their statements), sub-aspects between aspects, and statements between sub-aspects, even if they belong to another area. You can move areas between Levels, but not individual aspects, sub-aspects, or statements.

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