100 likes | 217 Views
Insight Benchmarking for Excellence. Presentation to ScotXed Forum 26 March 2014. Colin Sutherland, Professional Advisor. Presentation overview. Purpose of Insight (new name for SPBT) Background Development timescales. Purpose.
E N D
Insight Benchmarking for Excellence Presentation to ScotXed Forum 26 March 2014 Colin Sutherland, Professional Advisor
Presentation overview Purpose of Insight (new name for SPBT) Background Development timescales
Purpose • A new online tool designed to analyse, compare and improve the performance of pupils in the senior phase • Will be used by secondary schools, local authorities and Education Scotland • Aims to encourage: • professional reflection • a collaborative approach to looking at data and working together as part of the improvement process • Will replace STACs (Standard Tables and Charts) from August 2014
A tool for Professional Reflection Aims to encourage professional reflection and collaborative working Prompts reflective questions
A dynamic benchmarking Tool Easier and more intuitive to use than STACs Available to all teaching staff in secondary schools Goes ‘beyond SQA’: includes a wider range of SCQF credit-rated awards and programmes Includes commentaries to aid interpretation and prompt ‘a closer look’ Schools to be compared to a ‘virtual’ comparator Development of learning partners
Designed to show rounded picture of performance National measures show four nationally consistent measures for schools and LAs Local measures contain further information about schools and LAs: curriculum; subjects; courses; learning partners More measures will follow
Access to Insight Web site http://spbt.scotxed.net Discussions with MIS providers Discussions with Glow ‘Plus’ Importance of census and other MIS information
Keep updated www.scotland.gov.uk/seniorphasebenchmarking Facebook Senior Phase Benchmarking Twitter @spbenchmarking