Understanding and making use of school performance data: How well are we doing? Understanding what performance measures can, and can’t tell you and what to do about it.
Overview
This masterclass is designed for school leaders and other trust stakeholders who are looking to better understand their data national performance measures and how they can be used to empower school improvement. It will be particularly relevant to anyone new to leading assessment and performance in their academy or trust. This three-part course will start with some fundamental principles to observe when using data, and explore the range of national assessments at all key stages, their usefulness and limitations. The course will provide an overview of the key external data points within the academic year, helping leaders to understand how these ultimately feed into performance tables and how to ensure mistakes aren’t made.
We will then look at possible approaches to internal assessment data, helping delegates think about their own practice in areas such as target setting and their approaches to working at scale and the issues around harmonising across multiple schools.
Who is it for?
- Heads of schools who wish to build confidence and understanding in performance data
- Executive heads or CEOs who would benefit from a refresh of key concepts
- Leaders within academies or trusts taking responsibility for standards and assessment, particularly who are new to this.
You will gain:
- An understanding of the principles of understanding and analysing data, including common misconceptions and pitfalls
- A comprehensive overview of academic data collections cycles and sources, and how these feed into performance tables
- An appreciation of different approaches to internal assessment and target setting
- An understanding of the considerations for scaling assessment approaches across trust schools
Seminar leaders:
Duncan Baldwin, expert in performance data and assessment
Vicky Taylor, Headteacher at Notre Dame Catholic Academy, part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Previous participants said
"Absolutely fantastic!! Loved it!”
"Really useful, knowledgeable presenters and engaging topics”
Autumn 2024 - online
- Session 1: 10:00 - 11:30 on Tuesday 19 November 2024
- Session 2: 10:00 - 11:30 on Tuesday 26 November 2024
- Session 3: 10:00 - 11:30 on Tuesday 3 December 2024
Bookings are now closed for this masterclass. Please check back here for future course dates.
Session 1: Understanding performance measures
- Some key principles
- Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different types of measures.
- An in-depth look at the Progress 8 measure
Session 2: Through the year(s) in data
- Understanding your data sources – internal and external
- Performance measures: primary and secondary
- Key data points during the year, their impact and how to prepare.
Session 3: Using data in your own trust
- Transition – your new Year 7
- Interrogating your data and different audiences
- Target setting – what the research says, and a suggested approach
- Using data in a trust setting – scaling up and harmonising your approach
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