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For principals

How are schools involved in the AEDI?

The teacher(s) of children in their first year of formal full-time schooling will be asked to complete the AEDI Checklist based on their knowledge and observations of each child in their class.
Children are not required to be present while teachers complete the checklists.

The AEDI Checklist is completed online using a secure web-based data entry system developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research.

Between March and April 2009, each school will be sent a package which consitsts of the AEDI Guide for Schools and the AEDI Guide for Teachers (with the teacher training CD-ROM). 

These guides contain detailed information to help schools prepare for and complete the AEDI Checklists. 

 

 

 

 

 

To access the Principal Page on the AEDI web-based data entry system, click on the link below:

Enter AEDI Checklist Data Entry Site

Preparing for the AEDI in your school

The AEDI Guide for Schools provides detailed information on how to prepare for the AEDI in your school. 

Below are some useful resources schools can download to get started.

Parent information letter  (available in the ten most commonly spoken langauges)

Newsletter piece on the AEDI (Word doc 485 KB)

AEDI Fact Sheets

AEDI video

AEDI posters

Completing the AEDI in your school

Each teacher of children in their first year of full-time school will be asked to complete the AEDI Checklist based on their knowledge and observations of each child in their class.

Across Australian states and territories the first year of full-time schooling has different names. The following table provides a summary of the cohort of children to be surveyed:

State/Territory	First year of full-time school
Australian Capital Territory	Kindergarten
New South Wales	Kindergarten
Northern Territory	Transition
Queensland	Preparatory
South Australia	Reception
Tasmania	Preparatory
Victoria	Preparatory
Western Australia	Pre-primary

Schools will be provided with funding for teacher relief to enable teachers to complete the AEDI Checklists. Funding for schools is based on:

• One hour for teachers to complete the training CD-Rom and read the AEDI Guide for Teachers before commencing the checklists.
• 30 minutes for each completed checklist.

Accessing the Prinicpal Page on the web-based data entry system

The Principal Page on the web-based data entry system allows principals to:

To access the Principal Page on the AEDI web-based data entry system, click on the link below:

Enter AEDI Checklist Data Entry Site

How can the AEDI results be used?

The AEDI can:

• Provide teachers with the opportunity to systematically reflect on all aspects of each child's development in their first year of school.
• Provide schools with the opportunity to reflect on the development of children entering school and to consider and plan for their optimal school transitions and future needs.
• Be used to raise awareness about the importance of the early years.
• Provide a common language for the community to discuss the needs of young children.
• Provide communities with a tool to help understand what seems to be working well and what may need to change in their community to support families.

The AEDI can NOT:

• Score individual children as developmentally vulnerable' or performing well'.
• Identify children with specific learning disabilities or areas of developmental delay.
• Recommend which children should be placed in special education categories, who should receive extra classroom assistance, or whether children should be held back a grade.
• Reflect the performance of the school or the quality of teaching.

What if I need help?

More detailed information about implementing the AEDI in your school is provided in the AEDI Guide for Schools.

If you have any questions or comments about the AEDI in your school, please contact the AEDI National Support Centre on 1300 558 422 or email australianedi@rch.org.au.