Data

Mark Steed explains why he made achieving information security standard ISO 27001 a top priority for his schools – and the work required to get there

Keeping track of pupils’ mental health can help schools spot issues before they get worse and help to ensure good learning outcomes. A leader at an international school explains how they built their own tool to do just that

Schools are increasingly applying a managerialist approach to issues such as equality, diversity and inclusion but some things can’t be broken down into simple units of measurement, writes head Simon Larter-Evans

With the switch from paper to on-screen exams looking increasingly likely, this teacher explains the insights that his school gleaned from experimenting with digital assessment

Amassing data is all well and good but it has to be used to make meaningful decisions – such as spotting potential behaviour issues before they boil over, as Nathan Burns explains

Staff surveys can be great for uncovering what teachers really want – but you need to ensure they ask the right questions and the insights are properly understood. Here’s how you can do just that

Exams may not have taken place this year, but there could still be useful insights to be had by analysing the TAG results data, says Sarah Barker

School leaders used data to ‘impose standardisation’ and avoid ‘ridiculous’ GCSE and A-level grades in 2020, says Ofqual

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the education world hard, affecting learning for millions of pupils and the working lives of virtually all teaching staff. These statistics are a stark illustration of the huge repercussions that Covid-19 has had, both nationally and across the globe

For senior leaders who are developing plans to take their schools forwards, the lack of the usual data to guide them has thrown a spanner in the works. But, for Matt Roberts, it is an opportunity to get creative

Schools invest a lot of time and energy collecting information to establish which approaches work. But when such data is applied without due care, it’s about as useful for improving outcomes as crossing your fingers or wearing lucky pants, finds Jo Clemmet