This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/school-funding-crunch/ Introduction Balancing academy and MAT budgets has never been more challenging than it is now. This month’s Data Trends looks at the factors affecting budgets, and what MAT leaders can do in the world of data, curriculum & IT. …
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/exam-results-2022/. Introduction Last week saw GCSE/BTEC results published to join the A-Level results. Today’s news summary rounds up links to in-depth analysis from around the sector. A-Levels Recap The CAGs and TAGs process through 2020 and 2021 saw huge grade inflation…
Originally published for Assembly Data Trends series: https://assembly.education/how-to-analyse-exam-results/ It’s been three whole years since we’ve had exam results in England, and what three years it has been! This issue of Data Trends provides 7 top tips on how to analyse and report on your school or MAT exam results this Summer, from our former Vice…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/monitoring-attendance-new-academic-year/. Introduction Data Trends last looked at attendance back in January. Since then, there have been developments in this area that school leaders should be aware of. In this blog, industry expert Dan Stucke looks at changes in attendance management that…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/data-trends-safeguarding/. Introduction In this article, our Analytics expert Dan Stucke looks at the current trends in safeguarding in schools in the UK, including the publication of “Keeping Children Safe in Education” 2022 (KCSIE), discussing good practice in using data to…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/implications-for-mat-data-leaders-part-2/ Last month saw the long-awaited publication of the Government’s education white paper ‘Opportunity for all‘. In this second post picking apart the white paper from the point of view of a MAT or school data leader, I look at…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/implications-mat-data-leaders/ Last month saw the long-awaited publication of the Government’s education white paper ‘Opportunity for all‘. By now, you’ve probably seen some breakdowns of the paper. If not, I would recommend the ASCL summary. Over the next two Data Trends posts,…
Education is awash with data. League tables and accountability measures have driven an obsession with headline figures, KPIs and metrics. The associated data collection, presentation and analysis processes consume time throughout the system. Do we collect too much data? Do we wait too long to act upon it? This post is the third of our Challenges…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/measuring-changing-disadvantage-nfer-report/ NFER: Investigating The Changing Landscape Of Pupil Disadvantage This post focuses on the latest report from the National Foundation for Educational Research – Investigating The Changing Landscape Of Pupil Disadvantage. Within the report, NFER highlight the increasing number of disadvantaged…
This post was written as part of my day job for Community Brands / Assembly: https://assembly.education/monitoring-improving-attendance/. The Attendance Challenge There is no bigger challenge in school leadership in 2022 than monitoring and improving school attendance. Despite the incredible progress in remote learning, we know students achieve best when taught face-to-face by subject specialists. During the…