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Performance data resource hub for governors
You don’t have to be a professional data analyst to be an effective governor. Get a handle on what you do - and what you don’t - need to know about school performance data.
Just the basics
- School performance data: the basics
Get started with our quick guide on what you do and don't need to know about data.
- A governor's guide to attainment and progress
Understand the difference between the two with our guide.
- Performance data glossary
Keep our performance data glossary on hand to help you decode your data reports.
- Questions to ask about your school's performance data
Use our guide to learn how to prepare for and participate in data-driven meetings.
The deep dive
- Primary progress and attainment
Get up to speed with the primary progress and attainment measures so you can understand your performance data and hold your school leadership to account.
- Progress 8 explained
Get up to speed with what it is and what's included in it so you can understand your school's performance data.
- How to analyse your data using ASP (primary)
Get to grips with analysing your data in Analyse School Performance (ASP) using guidance on how to access key data and question your results.
- How to analyse your data using ASP (secondary)
Analysing your performance data is a key part of understanding your school’s performance and holding senior leaders to account.
The specialists
- Governors with responsibility for data analysis
Every governing board should have at least 1 person with the skills to interpret and communicate what the data's saying about your school's performance.
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