Newsletter - May 2015
Welcome
As the exam season is now underway we are looking to the future. We know that this autumn, many LAs will be unable to send us their data via the EPAS system. So we have some great news which will not only benefit local authorities but also all the schools, academies and colleges that subscribe to the Post-16 LPUK Datadashboard. For those of you who send us data on exams day please continue, we are looking to reduce the turnaround time of this, so you get your analysis even sooner!
The Post-16 LPUK Datadashboard
Introducing 2 Autumn Updates. One as soon as you send your exam results to us and a second when the unvalidated national datasets are released.
Providing an update using the unvalidated KS5 national dataset will give you:
· The latest national benchmarks and for individual centres, local authority benchmarks.
· LPUK Value added calculated using the latest national baselines
· Analysis of the same cohorts and presentation of the same performance measures as in the
Spring Validated Datadashboard
· Characteristic analysis available from the school census
The other good news: There will be no extra charge for our current 2015-16 subscribers for this additional update.
Further details will be sent to all subscribers about this new development in the next few weeks.
Big Numbers
Pupil characteristics are used increasingly in educational data.
There is greater emphasis than ever on ‘Closing the gap’, and pupil attainment is often reported alongside these characteristics.
At Learning Plus UK, we have school census-based data from the
DfE to compare regional differences in pupil characteristics, from 2012 to 2014. Take a look at our infographic and blog, here.
Grade Predictor
Did you know…?
- that you can enter a students’ GCSE average using their total KS4 points, their average grade, or all their grades?
- that you can upload a group of students using the ‘batch’ option? Just download and complete the template (1), upload it and match the subjects (2) and then download the predicted grades (3).
- that you can predict grades for several different subject types?
What’s going on in Post-16 Education Data?
You can take a look at our regular, comprehensive overview of education data releases here.
Dates for the Diary!
“Making Sense of Post-16 Accountabilities: From Theory to Practice”
This event is aimed at Heads of Sixth Form, Assistant, Deputy Heads or Directors of Quality responsible for the quality of Level 3 provision
in schools, academies and colleges to help you make sense of the new accountability system that comes into use from 2016 and which applies to those
students on two-year 16-18 courses who started in September 2014.
We will be running workshops across the country during June/July 2015:
To register just click on one of the links above.
We have also set the date for our 2016 Annual Summit
Wednesday, 16th March 2016
Don’t forget to add this date to your diary!
Share you best practice with others
Let us know how you use our products to help improve performance within your centre or strategic group and we will include it in our next newsletter.
Please email office@learningplusuk.org