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09:00 to 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration, networking and refreshments
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09:45 to 10:00
09:45 – 10:00
Chair’s Introduction & Welcome
Peter Kent, Headteacher, Lawrence Sheriff School
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10:00 to 10:35
10:00 – 10:35
A refocus on strategic data use
What should strategic data use now look like in schools?
- How to use data to drive meaningful change and accurately measure progress across your school
- Gain clarity on data to help your school makes sense of KS2 scaled scores, the impact of Progress 8 and Attainment 8 and the introduction of new GCSEs
- Thinking strategically about the audience and purpose of your data and how to use and present it effectively to SLT, parents, governors and staff
Peter Atherton, Data Manager Minsthorpe Community College
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10:35 to 11:10
10:35 – 11:10
Time and efficiency
Making data work for you to help manage your workload and increase efficiency
- Know what data to collect to avoid ‘data for data’s sake’
- Gain guidance on what you can do to make a real, positive impact on the school with data
- Discover new and innovative ways to save time and increase data efficiency
David Meller, SIMS and Data Manager, Alsager School
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11:10 to 11:20
11:10 – 11:20
Questions
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11:20 to 11:50
11:20 – 11:50
Morning Refreshments
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11:50 to 12:40
11:50 – 12:40
Transition from KS2
Learn how to successfully interpret KS2 scaled scores and work with feeder primary schools: Use this data to set challenging but realistic targets and accurately measure progress for incoming Y7 students
Damian Haigh, Assistant Headteacher, Wilmslow High School
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11:50 – 12:40
Your Progress 8 Score
Know how to calculate, predict and maximise your Progress 8 score and how it fits into your whole-school curriculum offer.
Peter Kent, Headteacher, Lawrence Sheriff School
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11:50 – 12:40
Engaging Staff
New ways to positively engage staff in consistent and quality data use: What to share with them, ensure they understand its value and innovative ways to help save them time
Matthew Stevenson, Assistant Headteacher, Henbury Secondary School
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12:40 to 13:40
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch, Networking & Exhibition
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13:40 to 14:15
13:40 – 14:15
Data and Ofsted
New performance measures and Ofsted inspections in 2016/17
• Gain clarity on what inspectors are looking for from your data and what questions they will ask
• Learn how Ofsted will hold your school accountable and make comparisons between schools when looking at new performance measures without prior data
• Understand how RAISEonline and the Ofsted Data Dashboard will be used before and during inspections
Steve Abbott, Education Consultant
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14:15 to 14:20
14:15 – 14:20
Questions
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14:20 to 15:10
14:20 – 15:10
KS4 Targets & Tracking
Manage the transition to new 1-9 GCSE grades and two different data sets: Measure student progress, enable teachers to set accurate targets and reliably predict both number and letter grades for current Y10s.
James Lissaman, Assistant Headteacher, De Lisle College
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14:20 – 15:10
Presenting Data to Parents
New and efficient ways to ensure your reports are clear and understood by parents and that the data you present, including new Progress 8 data, helps demonstrate progress effectively
Plus, take away a booklet of example progress reports to use back in your school
Peter Atherton, Data Manager Minsthorpe Community College
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14:20 – 15:10
Data in the Classroom
Effective methods to make data relevant to teachers in their day-to-day role: Equip all staff with the skills to use data to inform decision making in the classroom and drive student progress
Peter Overy, Data Manager, Acton High School
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15:10 to 15:30
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon Refreshments
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15:30 to 16:20
15:30 – 16:20
KS3 Targets & Tracking
How to ensure your whole-school data system can set reliable KS3 targets, identify gaps in progress and ensure all students make good progress throughout KS3
Patrick Knight, Education consultant
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15:30 – 16:20
Progress 8: Measuring Progress
Understand how to use Progress 8 to set targets, use this data to identify areas of improvement and track and measure progress in individual subjects
As a delegate, gain access to our post-event webinar and have your specific Progress 8 questions answered
Ellie Piper, Data Manager, Ferndown Upper School
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15:30 – 16:20
Reporting
Know what to include in your reports to governors to ensure your data can be efficiently interpreted, used for strategic oversight and drives school performance
Damian Haigh, Assistant Headteacher, Wilmslow High School
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16:20
16:20
Conference Close
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