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How to Monitor Attendance in the New Academic Year (Data Trends)

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…

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Safeguarding Data Analytics Best Practice Summer 2022 (Data Trends)

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…

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The Changing Landscape of Disadvantage – What Do MAT Leaders Need To Know? (Data Trends)

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…

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How To Monitor & Improve Attendance In Covid Times (Data Trends)

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…