School Data Updates

So, that’s that then. Today was my last day working at Gloucestershire LA after nearly 5 years of wading neck deep in data; supporting schools, battling Ofsted, and trying not to make a nuisance of myself but generally failing. It’s been quite an experience being on the frontline of school improvement during this most challenging…

I recently sent out a tweet asking for thoughts and experiences relating to small schools, particularly regarding data. Now, I could have written a lengthy, and probably rather dull, blog on the subject of data and small schools but instead I thought I’d just publish the following email, which perfectly and succinctly summarises the problems…