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Managing Student Information Developments in information management

Managing Student Information Developments in information management. Paul Shoesmith, Director, Technical Strategy, Becta Karen Crowston, Business Services Manager, Service Birmingham. BETT 08 Friday, 11 January 2008. Some key data challenges facing schools today. Culture change

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Managing Student Information Developments in information management

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  1. Managing Student InformationDevelopments in information management Paul Shoesmith, Director, Technical Strategy, Becta Karen Crowston, Business Services Manager, Service Birmingham BETT 08Friday, 11 January 2008

  2. Some key data challenges facing schools today • Culture change • Learner centric v institution centric • Out of the office and into the classroom and beyond • Interrogating data across functional areas • Interoperability – context of collaboration

  3. Some key data challenges facing schools today • Building Schools for the Future context • Real-time reporting • Support for schools • System issues – workforce issues

  4. The wider ecosystem

  5. Why interoperability? • Reduce burdens • Give teachers more time to teach and enable them to teach better • Schools, local authorities and DCSF will spend less effort on collecting data • Supports choice and flexibility

  6. Why interoperability? • Cut down on the time schools spend on vertical reporting • Allows horizontal reporting within schools between applications • Allows seamless integration of applications • Reduce integration burden with other agencies(eg ContactPoint)

  7. What is SIF? Schools Interoperability Framework It is not: • A product • An application • A software package

  8. What is SIF? Schools Interoperability Framework It is: An international specification consisting of: • a recognised data model • a robust, flexible and secure transport mechanism

  9. Vertical integration? Horizontal reporting?? Just run that by me again please…

  10. Components working togetherHorizontal interoperability “SIF Zone” Learner information - Zone Integration Server (ZIS) Network Account Library Automation - SIF Agents H.R. & Finance Catering - Applications - SIF Data Objects Learning platform Assessment SEN

  11. Learner information DirectoryServices "Before" Library Network& email Application “islands” Duplicated data entry Manual synchronization Data locked in “tombs” Costly reporting Transport Catering HR& finance Assessment Virtual learningenvironment SEN

  12. Learner information DirectoryServices Library “After" Network& email One-time data entry Perfect, real-time synchronisation Accurate cross-application reporting Reliability and security Transport Catering HR& finance Virtual learningenvironment Assessment SEN

  13. Components working togetherVertical interoperability Government LA LA LA

  14. James Brindley School Administrative Community Technology Ninestiles Community Techonology College Kings Norton Boys’ School Longwill Primary School for Deaf Children Castle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts College     Whitehouse Common Primary School Gossey Lane J1 & Nursery School English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School Making it Real; the UK Proof of Concept (Birmingham) • Becta • DCSF • Capita • Serco • Netmedia • Arete • Link2ICT • Birmingham Local Authority

  15. Birmingham ‘choreography’

  16. The benefits of SIF From a school’s perspective

  17. Cashless canteens • Finger scanning • Swipe cards • Currently data is exported from MIS • Healthy eating

  18. Library systems • Loans • Lates • Returns • Reminders

  19. Student information • The end of the CTF? • The end of schools census? • The end of results checking (many times) • Improved accuracy of data

  20. Migration • 600 new entrants on our system • Mid-year moves • Students leavers

  21. Access systems • Fobs • Turnstiles • Swipe cards

  22. SEN • Stages • Reviews • Behavioural plans • Education plans

  23. Resource support • PDF • Email accounts

  24. Student accounts • Email • Learning platform • Home drives

  25. ECM – Personalised learning • Out of date information • Assessment information • SEN information • Moving data between teachers

  26. Teachers • Different software packages • Planning • Reporting • The whole picture…

  27. Parents Access to assessments, data, reports, timetables, behavioural incidents, attendance etc

  28. Summary • Time • Energy • Money • Results • 21st Century

  29. Next steps • National SIF pathfinder project Birmingham • Data model development and alignment • Working with other national programmes eg MIAP • Cross sector working (system wide)

  30. Questions?

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