A broader perspective on data
By Jonathan Allday, Independent Consultant
Schools are complicated, multi-faceted and evolving...
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Interpreting data
Establishing a Healthy Data Culture
By Sarah Turner, Education Manager, Cambridge Assessment
Anyone that has worked in a school will...
Five basics of baseline assessment
Assessment is the bridge between teaching and learning. When done well, assessment can drive...
How does assessment data impact student learning?
Data has always played a critical role in making good decisions in commerce and in the health...
10 top tips for using data in schools
There is so much data available in schools that it can be overwhelming; whole school, cohort,...
Data: a silver lining
It was inevitable: the school closures were going to present more than a few challenges for...
Standardised Tests 101 – how and why tests are standardised
Standardising a test score is fairly straightforward and I walked readers through the process here....
Translating Evidence into Practice
In education, translating evidence into practice is a process which involves everyone, from...
Standardised Scores 101 – Understanding how Standardised Scores are Calculated
By Richard Selfridge
If a student scores 65% on a test, what does this tell you? Is this mark good?...
The Level Illusion
By James Pembroke
Back when I worked in a local authority I was asked to build an Excel-based...