Adding Scout icon to My Essentials

1. Adding Scout icon to My Essentials 2. Scroll down the page to the search window and type in Scout. 1. Select Add new essential. 5. Click Home. 6. The Scout tile will now be visible in your My Essentials. 3. Click on the Scout icon. 4. Click Add to essentials.

2. Welcome to Scout for Teachers

3. Housekeeping • Introduction • WHS • Fire exits and emergency procedures • Amenities • To get the best outcome from today’s training, please: • Please avoid using your mobile phone or accessing emails during training • Ensure your phone is set to silent • Ask questions if you are unsure of anything.

4. Workshop Agenda • Part 1 – SMART to Scout - Transition from SMART to Scout • Part 2- Introduction to Scout • Describe Scout, what it will deliver and why it is beneficial. • ExplainData Governance and Privacy. • Identify which Scout reports you will have access to. • Access the support structure available. • Part 3 – Live System Demonstration • Access and navigate the Scout website. • Log in to Scout. • Exploring Scout Reports • Part 4 – Evaluation and Close • Complete training evaluation.

5. SMART to Scout Transition • NSW schools are moving to NAPLAN online assessments with tailored testing. • To support the analysis of NAPLAN online results, reports can now be found in Scout. • Schools will be able to access NAPLAN, HSC and VALID reports in Scout at the time the results are released.

6. What is Scout • Scout reports are useful for planning, analysis, research, reporting and evidence based decision-making. • The information is presented in a range of clear and concise chart formats. The data is stored within a data warehouse in a cloud based platform. Scout draws data from multiple sources. Scout is accessible from most devices, anywhere.

7. Data Governance and Privacy • At all times be aware of your obligations under privacy legislations. • You are bound by NSW privacy laws when accessing the data in Scout and must agree to comply with the conditions before accessing data. • The data contained within Scout contains personal and sensitive information about students, teachers and staff. You must ensure that confidential information cannot be accessed by unauthorised people and should only be shared with others with authorised access. • Contact Scout User Support if you are not sure about what is appropriate. NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

8. Scout Data Sources NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

9. Report Access • Initially teachers will only have access to– Best Start Year 7, Community Profiles HC, NAPLAN (DoE) and VALID Performance. However, over time the range of reports will increase to meet the needs of teachers. Slide 13

10. Granular & Aggregate Reports Student Growth Reading & Numeracy Student Single View Granular Reports School Item Analysis School Item Analysis – Writing Crime Statistics & Trends Aggregate Reports • Scout contains two types of reports – Granular and Aggregate. Teachers will have access to both. • Granular reports provide personally identifiable information about teacher, staff and students. • Aggregate reports do not contain personally identifiable information. Slide 14 NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

11. Scout User Support We recognise that Scout users may need ongoing support in using Scout. You can contact the Scout User Support team by: • Logging a request from DoE staff portal • Email: scout.support@det.nsw.edu.au • Phone: 1300 790 844 • Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 4:00pm • Scout Support on Yammer • Scout is on Yammer. • Yammer is useful if staff need to discuss or ask questions about using Scout or share their story on how Scout works for them. • Join at DoE Yammer in the CESE BI Program group. NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

12. Training Evaluation CESE would appreciate if all participants could complete a quick evaluation by typing this address in the URL – http://bit.ly/ScoutEval Or from your portal page change the address to - https://education.nsw.gov.au/scout-training-resources Thank You !!! NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION