Driven by data – Analysis
Before I spend my time writing this post, and possibly a handful of colleagues invest their time reading this post, I need to point that my colleagues and I have not yet finished Step 1 of a Data Driven Leadership …
Leadership
Outlining vision and leading strategy
Driven by data – first impressions
Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction – Paul Bambrick-Santoyo Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is the Managing Director of Uncommon Schools Newark, which is composed of seven North Star Academy schools. During Bambrick-Santoyo’s eight years at North Star, the schools …
Got it wrong, apologised, need to do better
Not to be too hard on myself, it has been a busy and unpredictable start to the academic year. That taken into consideration, I still got it horribly wrong this week when I colleague tried to follow up an email …
Exams analysis – revising the curriculum
It has been a very busy two days. Presentations, meetings, department time, emergencies, emails, data preparation and a serious sprinkle of reality, reviewing our students reading abilities. To be “functionally” literate you need to have a reading age of 11. …
Making Sense of the Data
You’ve been pushed in at the deep end and asked to lead data. It is time to sharpen your data axe. You are preparing for leadership interviews and expect another data task – what does this data show you? You …
Processes, systems and constructive decent
Seven months into my new role, the summer term concluded, I have enjoyed a week away with my family and we now eagerly await exam results. I took the opportunity to step back, pause and take stock. As I try …
Data data everywhere
‘Making BIG data, manageable and visually appealing is the current hot topic. In the past week, whilst preparing my ‘Making data meaningful’ guide, I have had the time to get stuck into three BIG data, education data, visualisations or guides. …
Education, Education, Education – Andrew Adonis
Developing policy was the easy part. Implementation is far harder. Three or four years ago, my then Headteacher informed me that I should “get to know politics a little better”. I clearly recall that those words of advice were hardly appetising …