Richard Selfridge
@Databusting
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Helping schools develop their use of student data. Education Data Consultant at @insightHQ. My Little Guide for Teachers to Using Student Data is out now.
Yorkshire, England
Joined February 2014
*NEW POST* Tracking the progress of pupils with SEND. When it comes to SEND, especially those pupils working below ‘age-related expectations’ we have to be really careful about the data we use. https://t.co/bz8fP5UXLN
insightinform.co.uk
Here at Insight, we get asked a lot of questions about SEND, especially methods for tracking the progress of pupils working below expectations. This blog addresses some of the key issues.
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Are predicted grades accurate? This wonderful blog from @FFTEduDatalab explores the question, and my takehome is that *on average* they might be, but for an individual student it's pretty much guesswork. Link in reply, well worth a read.
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Data-informed #SATs prep strategies for 2026 | via @Databusting
teachwire.net
How to prepare pupils for this year's SATs and make sure they get the scores they deserve – with free and recommended resources to assist you
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All schools to be issued with AI-powered minimum attendance improvement targets. The attendance baseline improvement expectation (ABIE) will be based on schools’ circumstances – including location, pupil needs and deprivation.
gov.uk
Every school to be set an individual minimum target to improve attendance and set up every child to achieve and thrive.
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ICYMI: #Ofsted has been criticised for revealing new details about how inspectors will use data just days before its new school inspections are set to launch https://t.co/YKCfgaiTba
tes.com
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say heads’ leaders
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Our latest Comparative Judgement assessment results are out. Year 3 writing is pretty stable over time, and the current Y3s have made great progress since they were in Y1. Read more in our 3 blogs. We used AI judges for approx half the schools in this assessment - more
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Out and about with @InsightHQ today - at the Norfolk School Leaders Annual Conference, kicking off with @miss_mcinerney’s Key Note, ‘Education Trends 2025: What’s coming now and next?’
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Word on the street is the new IDSR is out. Sample here https://t.co/PV3UOz6Lzj Thoughts?
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Hosting a monthly show on @TTRadioOfficial has been a great way to learn from fascinating people. Thanks to Martin Griffin @VESPAmindset, Dan Boorman, @nmgilbride @head_teach @damianmcbeath @profbeckyallen @katief1978 for sharing your time and ideas….
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With news that the Curriculum Review may be requiring schools to offer triple science, here are the current arrangements from @TeacherTapp. Science timetabling is incredibly complex… https://t.co/ma1twcFDQF
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Hey! I’m at the Cornwall Assoc of Primary HTs conference at the Eden Project on Friday 24th. @Databusting and I will be running the @InsightHQ stand so do come say hello.
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Cyber attacks against schools are on the rise. Insight's Mike Cooper offers advice on defending against digital threats in the latest post from Insight Inform. #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth. https://t.co/B0bToPWc18
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*NEW POST* Data ju-jitsu: contextual attainment vs progress measures. Fight!
insightinform.co.uk
Progress measures break assessment, and the reception baseline is time-consuming and unpopular. Could the new contextualised approach to analysis of attainment at EYFS replace progress and provide a...
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🎉 New! 🎉 Learning plans may now be emailed directly from Insight. Parents/carers can write comments and send them back to you. There are new templates available and new tools to make customisation easier. Join our webinar on 14th Oct to talk through all the new tools:
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Primary assessments: future dates - https://t.co/nPX56aLpfV
gov.uk
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
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Half of all 2002/3-born Welsh children were granted SEN provision. However, against a backdrop of compounding dysfunction in Scotland and England, Wales turned the ship around. How 🏴 grasped the nettle and fixed its special needs system: a comprehensive summary. 🧵1/25
Onward don't seem to recognise that half of all Welsh children have special needs! Cut the education system some slack.
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Primary schools receive a ‘Compare your good level of development (GLD)’ report from DfE. It compares actual GLD to a contextual estimate based on demographics. If they can do this at EYFS, maybe could do same at KS2 and do away with RBA. 🤔
gov.uk
How to use the good level of development (GLD) data tool to access the Compare your GLD data report.
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We have a new video on our website explaining exactly how our new AI plus Comparative Judgement assessments work. It's very different from just asking an AI to grade a paper. It's much more reliable than that, and has simple built-in human oversight too. Check it out!
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I am blogging again!!! Like many others, I've moved over to Substack for a bit of a refresh. First entry is on school improvement - where to start, and what things matter. Link is in the first reply, I'm weirdly a bit nervous about it it's been so long 😭😭
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QLA is an extremely common practice in schools. It sounds like it makes sense. Go through a paper, see which questions students did badly on. Respond accordingly. What does Becky Allen think about QLA? She doesn't mince her words! Tune in and share :)
NEW EPISODE We asked @profbeckyallen what are the three most important things for teachers and leaders to know about assessment. Number 1? That it's all about learning. Tune in and share! https://t.co/dJFJ0ygUY7
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