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Latest posts
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Tracking Absence – the DfE’s key measures
We look at the key measures which have been developed to flag – and tackle – levels and types of absence deemed particularly problematic by the DfE. Read article…
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Assessment Tracking for Pupils with SEND
In the second of our series about tracking pupils with Special Needs and Disabilities (SEND), we consider the wider range of assessment tools that schools might use to track their SEND students. Read article…
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Assessment in Reception: an age-related challenge
In nearly all cases, when we use the phrase ‘age-related expectations’ we actually mean curriculum expectations. The teacher’s assessment reflects the pupil’s security in the curriculum at that point in time, taking into account what has been taught and understood so far; the only link to the child’s age is the year group they are […] Read article…
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Reading between the lines – PSC v KS2 Reading
As with the Multiplication Screening Check and KS2 Maths, here at Insight Inform we are often asked whether there is a connection between the raw scores recorded in the Phonics Screening Check (PSC) and scaled scores recorded five years later in the key stage 2 Reading SATs. One regular question is whether the PSC has […] Read article…
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Events
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Insight Roadshow (Cotswolds)
Come and join Insight’s education data gurus James Pembroke, Richard Selfridge and Darren Cole as they answer all your questions about attendance, parent reporting, using Insight for SEND pupil management, and more.
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DISCO – London
Join us in London to explore the current state of data in schools and find out what works. Hosted by James Pembroke, Richard Selfridge and Josh Perry, with guest speakers.