School data: what’s the deal?

OFSTED have declared that, from September 2019, inspectors will no longer be asking to see a school’s internal attainment and progress data. So what...

Marky McMarkface: let’s talk about feedback

Sophie MacNeill explores some ways to shake up feedback to make it more efficient and effective in terms of teacher workload and pupil progress

Taking the faff out of TAF

Sophie MacNeill explores key findings from the 2018 Key Stage 1 moderation cycle

What's new in ASP?

Ben Fuller explores the latest data release in Analyse School Performance and discusses what’s new.

'Write away!' and other lessons derived from the 2018 KS2 Writing Moderations

Clare Hodgson, Lead Moderator for Key Stage 2 Writing, reflects on last summer's moderations and draws out some successes and key lessons for the...

A few of my favourite things

There isn’t a kitten or mitten in sight as Sophie MacNeill suggests some videos for exploring issues surrounding gender and mindsets

Stepping out of the bubble

Sophie MacNeill explores whether we need to be doing more to spread our key messages beyond the education bubble.

Small cohorts and decimal places: making sense of the data

Ben Fuller, Lead Assessment Adviser, explores some interesting scenarios where different data tools appear to be giving different messages about a...

Significance, confidence and parallel universes

Ben Fuller, Lead Assessment Adviser, explains the concept of "statistical significance", as used in school progress data, by considering alternative...

10 key updates for 2018 KS2 writing assessment

Clare Hodgson, HfL Assessment Adviser & Lead Moderator for KS2 Assessment, signposts and summarises the key changes for KS2 writing assessment in 2018...