Posts regarding school leadership
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…
A positive Ofsted school improvement experience — credit where it’s due 4 min read There have been enough Ofsted scare stories to last a lifetime, and the perverse effect they can have on schools are well known. But sometimes credit should be given where it’s due, so here is a tale of a supportive and constructive Ofsted visit…
9 Ways to Turn Around a Failing School — Sir William Atkinson 2 min read I had the pleasure of seeing Sir William Atkinson close the GL-Assessment Conference on Friday. He’s an incredible character, responsible for turning around ‘the worst school in England’. He regaled that tale to us, reflecting on the 10 years it took to…
Strong Positions, Weakly Held 2 min read Starting a new job as Vice Principal at a new school, doing my NPQH, reading profusely and collating 9 years of blog posts into this one site have made me realise how my views on education have changed over recent years. Without blowing my own trumpet this post struck…