School performance data explained for trustees

This course, designed specifically for trustees, will support boards to effectively fulfil their core function of holding executive leaders to account for educational outcomes for all pupils.

This two-hour seminar will provide an introduction to the core principles of interrogating data, giving delegates the confidence to make reasonable inferences for the information they are provides, and to ask the right questions of executive leaders.

The session will also give a comprehensive overview of national assessments, including how key metrics are calculated and their usefulness in quality assuring school performance. We will also look at approaches to internal assessment in a trust context and discuss the the use of targets as KPIs.

Who is it for:

All trustees, particularly those that do not have an education background

You will gain:

An understanding of how to interpret performance data to provide effective oversight and quality assurance of education
Understanding of the national assessment measures used to judge school performance
Guidance on what data trustees should request to fulfil their role, being mindful of staff workload