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New Microsoft Power BI Resources for SIMS

New Microsoft Power BI Resources for SIMS

by David Pott | Feb 9, 2019 | Advanced, Analysis, Assessment, Demonstration, Download, KS4 Resources, Performance 8, Primary, Progress 8, Secondary

New analyses with Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Power BI is an analysis tool that allows you to create powerful data visualisations easily and quickly – it’s like Excel on steroids. The BI stands for Business Intelligence and it’s used by many large...
KS4 Resources Update October 2017

KS4 Resources Update October 2017

by David Pott | Oct 12, 2017 | Advanced, Analysis, Intermediate, KS4 Resources, Performance 8, Secondary

Capita have just released a new update to their KS4 Resources. If you use the resources you will want to download this update asap. The update includes the latest progress estimates, plus an update to allow combined science to recorded. New scatter graphs are also...
August 2017 Updates to the KS4 Resources

August 2017 Updates to the KS4 Resources

by David Pott | Aug 11, 2017 | Intermediate, KS4 Resources, Performance 8, Progress 8, Secondary

As of the 11th August 2017 there’s a new version of the KS4 resources available for download. The new download incorporates the new average Ebacc and standard pass measures. Here’s the details from the KS4 resources newsfeed: To try to keep up to date with...
KS4 resources ‘shadow data’

KS4 resources ‘shadow data’

by David Pott | Apr 19, 2017 | Advanced, Analysis, KS4 Resources, Performance 8, Progress 8, Secondary

At the end of March the DfE published the estimates for Attainment 8, English, Maths, Ebacc and Open for last year’s (2016) cohort, but recalculating them using this year’s conversion values (a C is worth 4 in 2017 but was worth 5 in 2016). For most schools this...
KS4 resource tips: using 2016 points not 2017

KS4 resource tips: using 2016 points not 2017

by David Pott | Feb 20, 2017 | Advanced, Analysis, KS4 Resources

If you are a data manager in a secondary school you’ll be aware that in 2016 the DfE provided us with a table to help us translate from old the A*-G grades to the new 9-1 grades. In 2017 those values have changed (see table below) making it difficult for schools...

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