GOVERNORS’ SEMINAR

Effective Use of Data

WHAT IS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT?

A school’s ability to demonstrate:-

It is providing a high quality of education for its pupils

It is accountable for pupils’ experiences and outcomes

Sustained improvement

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION

• Central to DE’s school improvement policy – Every School A Good School (ESAGS)

• An integral part of the school development planning process

• Positive actions with a direct link to improved educational outcomes and experiences for pupils.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE

• DE

• Education and Library Boards

• Council for Catholic Maintained Schools

• ESAGS.tv

• ETI ‘Together Towards Improvement’

EFFECTIVE SELF-EVALUATION

• Effective self-evaluation relies on access to and effective use of data

• This data will support school development planning for improvement at pupil, year group, key stage and whole-school level

EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA

• Information • in the school• DE’s statistical bulletins • Education and Library Boards• Council for Catholic Maintained Schools• Schools Information Management Systems (SIMS)• Eschools• Benchmarking data• Data packs

Effective use of data

karen.mccullough@deni.gov.uk