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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 onwards) Sophie Bartlett's tweet with scores for 'pass marks' the 'cut scores' for 2017-2024 Key stage 2 attainment: National headlines 2016-2024 'Little Guide for Teachers: Using student data' podcast Thinking Deeply about Primary Education

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 Pupils with absence rates between 5% and 15% blog. EEF guidance. DfE Working together to improve school attendance. Insight's Pupil Attendance reporting.

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_to_be_ignorant_about_the_world)United Nation's Global Goals for Education ( ⁠https://www.globalgoals.org/goals/4-quality-education/) UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring report (https://www.education-progress.org/en/articles/learning) IEA's TIMMS and PIRLS  England TIMMS 2019  England PIRLS 2021 OECD's PISA  United Kingdom PISA 2022 

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 there is no requirement to use these, or report results to parents or local authorities, and they will not be used for school accountability purposes. Schools who do not use the optional tests and teacher assessments do not have to report this to STA."  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2024-optional-key-stage-1-tests-guidance/2024-optional-key-stage-1-tests-guidance  Who's Disadvantaged? DfE: Disadvantaged pupils are ordinarily defined as: those who were registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, children looked after by a local authority or have left local authority care in England and Wales through adoption, a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangements order.   https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-2-attainment/2022-23   Ofsted: the term ‘disadvantaged pupils’ is used to mean: pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND); pupils who meet the definition of children in need of help and protection; pupils receiving statutory local authority support from a social worker; and pupils who otherwise meet the criteria used for deciding the school’s pupil premium funding (this includes pupils claiming free school meals at any point in the last 6 years, looked after children (children in local authority care) and/or children who left care through adoption or another formal route)  (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023)  Children in Need are a legally defined group of children (under the Children Act 1989), assessed as needing help and protection as a result of risks to their development or health. This group includes children on child in need plans, children on child protection plans, children looked after by local authorities, care leavers and disabled children. Children in need include young people aged 18 or over who continue to receive care, accommodation or support from children’s services and unborn children.  https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need/2022  Dataproof Your School by Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke

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