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Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss Key Stage 2 SATs 2024. Jamie's Primary Assessment Gateway blog Special Consideration figures 2022 (Tabs 17, 18 & 19) Key stage 2 attainment: National headlines 23/24 National curriculum test handbook: 2016 and 2017 containing 2016 'cut scores' Measuring Up by Daniel Koretz (page 188 o...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss attendance data. Richard's What do we know about Pupil Absence and what should schools do as a result? blog. Links between  absence and attainment  are  consistent over time. Schooldash blog Post-pandemic pupil absences have remained stubbornly high with interactive absence charts. FFT's Pupi...

An audio version of A strategic approach to developing your use of student data by Richard Selfridge

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss developing a Data Strategy to improve your use of education data. Schools Week article on attendance rules. More information and tickets for ⁠Data in Schools Conferences⁠

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss global education and England's place in the world. More information and tickets for Data in Schools Conferences Factfullness  - Hans Rosling's legacy ( https://www.gapminder.org/factfulness/gap/ ) How not to be ignorant about the world (https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_and_ola_rosling_how_not_t...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss the end of statutory assessment at the end of Key Stage 1 and what Ofsted and the DfE mean by 'disadvantaged pupils'. More information and tickets for Data in Schools Conferences End of KS1 Assessments KS1: "The government encourages schools to administer the optional tests and teacher assessments, but t...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The second part of the Databusters discussion with Professor Becky Allen. Data in Schools Conference, London The Next Big Thing In School Improvement  by Rebecca Allen, Matthew Evans and Ben White Becky Allen - Musings on Education Policy

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters welcome Professor Becky Allen to the Databusters HQ. Data in Schools Conference Databusting Ashton-Under-Lyne The Next Big Thing In School Improvement by Rebecca Allen, Matthew Evans and Ben White Becky Allen - Musings on Education Policy

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters discuss what Ofsted mean by 'pupils who are reading below age-related expectations (the lowest 20%)'. Age-Related Expectations? by James Pembroke Using Data Properly: Which side of March 2nd? by Richard Selfridge Getting older quicker by Dave Thompson for FFT Datalab

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The Databusters recorded a webinar for primary school governors on 1 December 2022; here is the audio for you.  Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) login School Performance Tables Sign up to receive data updates from the DfE Follow James and Richard on Twitter

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters discuss 2022's statutory assessment data and assessing the wider curriculum. DfE Key Stage 2 Attainment 2021-22 DfE GCSE results infographic 2021-22 FFT Datalab GCSE results 2022: The main trends in grades and entries blog @jpembroke Writing v Reading Graph tweet James Pembroke: Primary Accountability and  ...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters discuss 2022's Key Stage 2 results, the Multiplication Tables Check and Ofsted's inspection of RI schools in  2021-22. Key stage 2 attainment 2022: national headlines FFT Datalab: Key Stage 2 2022: How have things changed since 2019? by Dave Thomson Insight MTC headlines by James Pembroke Schools commentary...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters discuss statutory assessment and how to identify and support pupils with SEND in schools. Databusting Oldham - 21 June 2022 DfE SEND Review summary document SEND and AP Green paper consultation Primary Assessment dates Driver Youth Trust approach to supporting literacy difficulties  Ofsted School Inspection...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters discuss who's included in KS2 SATs 2022 and discuss their newly published book, Dataproof Your School. Databusting Norwich - 4 February 2022 10 things I still hate about data - James Pembroke ASCL - A Great Education for Every Child Computer Adaptive tests - What's not to like? Contact us on Twitter: @databustin...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters welcome special guest Tom Richmond, Director of the EDSK think tank, to discuss Making Progress, EDSK's latest report on the future of assessment and accountability in Primary Schools. Making progress The future of assessment and accountability in primary schools   Contact us on Twitter: @databusting or @jp...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s regular look at education data. The Databusters are back with the third part of a series of podcasts looking at what has been happening in the Early Years Foundation Stage with special guest Julian Grenier, Headteacher of  Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre  in Newham, East London. Inside the Secret garden - Julian Grenier's website Dev...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s regular look at education data. The data Busters are back with the second part of a series of podcasts looking at what has been happening in the Early Years Foundation Stage and what databusters need to know about Development Matters. Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage The Thorny Issue of Tracking in t...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's regular look at education data. The databusters are back with the first part of a series of podcasts looking at what has been happening in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and what databusters need to know about the Reception baseline. FFT Datalab on Junior and Infant schools, 2015   Richard: A Seven-year Progress Measure Will be Largely Meaningless – B...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. Schools have returned to face-to-face teaching again for all pupils, so what should schools be doing to support all their students following the latest national lockdown? Teacher Tapp: Staring at our screens: findings from lockdown 2.0, week 3 National Tutoring Programme The Observer: England’s ‘catch-up’ tutors are being short...

With another national lockdown and a move into Remote Learning, we look at what schools should do now.

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. What happened over the summer, and how have schools reacted since all pupils returned to school in September? And now that pupils have settled back in to the new normals, what should we do now? COVID-19 Learning Loss: What We Know and How to Move Forward - Dylan WIliam Making sense of standardised scores and scaled scores in pr...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. How have schools responded to the New Normal, and what should you look for in a tracking system? 

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. How have schools’ responded to the Stay Home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how are they planning to Stay Alert, Control the Virus and Save Lives? Adam Boxer - I want to go back to school French classrooms - from Lionel Top on Twitter DfE: Coronavirus-Covid 19 advice DfE: Actions for educati...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. Schools, colleges and early years settings to close - DfE press release 18 March 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020 - DfE 20 March 2020 Further details on exams and grades announced - DfE 20 March 2020 Awarding grades in 2020 - FFT datalab blog GCSE results in English and maths: Whatever...

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. Is Data Dead? - James Pembroke How and why tests are standardised - Richard Selfridge Databusting for Schools on tour @Databusting @jpembroke Send us a voice message