Databusters

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 Danie

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

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_r

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

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