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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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 VA Calculator 2021/22 @MichaelT1979 Wider Curriculum tweet Ofsted: Curriculum research reviews Chris Quigley Assessment across the Wider Curriculum Thinking deeply about Primary Education podcast - the databusters Dataproof Your School by Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 July 2022: schools that require improvement Contact us on @databusting or @jpembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 Framework - Para 368. Because of the often vastly different types of pupils' needs, inspectors will not compare the outcomes achieved by pupils with SEND with those achieved by other pupils with SEND in the school, locally or nationally. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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: @databusting or @jpembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 @jpembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage The Thorny Issue of Tracking in the Early Years by James Pembroke Minds Matter Report from the Early Years Alliance --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 the Early Years by James Pembroke Coronavirus (COVID-19): school and college accountability 2021/22: "Primary school tests and assessments () results will not be published in key stage 2 (KS2) performance tables in academic year 2021/22." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 – But Fuzzy Data Might be Good News for Schools, 2018 James: The reception baseline and the future of primary progress measures, 2019 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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-changed by private employers Contact us on Twitter: @databusting or @jpembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

With another national lockdown and a move into Remote Learning, we look at what schools should do now. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 primary schools - Richard Selfridge The thorny issue of tracking in Early Years - James Pembroke Contact us on Twitter: @databusting or @jpembroke --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 educational and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020 DfE: Preparing for the wider opening of schools from 1 June NAHT: New Guidance on Phased Return sent 13 May 2020 NAHT - Coronavirus and Summer 2020 Exams --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 approach is taken, here is how it should be validated - FFT datalab blog @Databusting @jpembroke Send us a voice message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. Sean Harford - Our latest statistics - a first look at the EIF https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2019/12/16/our-latest-statistics-a-first-look-at-the-eif/ Ofsted info: https://ofsted.info Peter Atherton (https://twitter.com/DataEducator) https://twitter.com/DataEducator/status/1197646374558486528?s=20 Primary school performance tables: 2019 https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=published_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=department-for-education James Pembroke - Reforming the Performance Tables https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/12/reforming-the-performance-tables/ Phonics Screening Check https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/phonics-screening-check-administration Databusting for Schools on tour! https://www.databustingforschools.co.uk/supporting-schools.html Get in touch via https://twitter.com/Databusting or https://twitter.com/Jpembroke Leave us a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. Ian Stokes (https://twitter.com/ianstokesed) - New EIF inspections - are Ofsted still 'judging by numbers'? https://ianstokes.org/investigations Mary Bousted - Ofsted's Framework asks way too much of Primary Staff https://www.tes.com/news/ofsteds-framework-asks-way-too-much-primary-staff Don't panic about quintiles - https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/10/dont-panic-about-quintiles/ Quntiles part 2 - How to be above and below average at the same time https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/10/quintiles-part-2-how-to-be-above-and-below-average-at-the-same-time/ Databusting for Schools on tour! https://www.databustingforschools.co.uk/supporting-schools.html Get in touch via https://twitter.com/Jack_Marwood or https://twitter.com/Jpembroke Leave us a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. EIF updates: Dan Morrow in Schools Week (https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsteds-new-framework-from-watchdog-to-service-dog/) and Geoff Barton in TES (https://www.tes.com/news/im-holding-my-nerve-my-support-new-ofsted) ISDR: School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-inspection-data-summary-report-idsr-guide Progress Measures: Becky Allen - What if we cannot measure pupil progress? (https://rebeccaallen.co.uk/2018/05/23/what-if-we-cannot-measure-pupil-progress) James Pembroke - Should progress measures be scrapped for primary schools? (https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/05/should-progress-measures-be-scrapped-for-primary-schools/) Confidence Intervals: Richard Selfridge - How Sig +/- is calculated and why it does not mean what you might think (https://icingonthecakeblog.weebly.com/blog/how-sig-is-calculated-and-why-it-does-not-mean-what-you-might-think) Scientist Rise Up Against Statistical Significance (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9) Databusters on Tour: We’re in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 20th November (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-lincolnshire-tickets-74819349689), Rothley, Leicestershire on 22nd January (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-leicestershire-tickets-74838490941) and in Liverpool on 30th January (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-liverpool-tickets-75735160905) Get in touch via https://twitter.com/Jack_Marwood or https://twitter.com/Jpembroke Leave us a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message

Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data. Links to EIF and IDSR: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework Webinar on the Education Inspection Framework  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-ofsteds-inspection-dashboard-early-years-foundation-stage-profile-to-key-stage-4  Get in touch via https://twitter.com/Jack_Marwood or https://twitter.com/Jpembroke Leave us a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/databusters/message