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  • Key Stage 2 results: who’s included and who isn’t

    Accountability measures are complicated and this year we don’t even have progress measures to get our heads round. So let’s have a look at which pupils take the tests, who’s included in the measures, and how schools can get pupils discounted from results. Who should participate in tests? The Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (ARA) states that pupils […] Read article…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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Events

  • Insight Roadshow (Cotswolds)

    Insight Roadshow (Cotswolds)

    Date:
    June 20, 2025
    Start:
    9:45 am
    Ends:
    2:00 pm
    Location:
    De Vere Cotswold Water Park, 6 Spine Road East, Cirencester, GL7 5FP

    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

    DISCO – London

    Date:
    October 10, 2025
    Start:
    8:30 am
    Ends:
    3:00 pm
    Location:
    Gtech Community Stadium, London, TW8 0RU

    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.

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  • DISCO Northwest – Wigan

    DISCO Northwest – Wigan

    Date:
    November 14, 2025
    Start:
    8:30 am
    Ends:
    3:00 pm
    Location:
    The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, WN5 0UH

    Join us in Wigan 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.

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