Databusters

By Richard SelfridgeEducation

Databusters episodes

October 12, 2020 S2 Episode 1 - So, what do we do now?
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. What happened over the summer, and how have schools reacted since all pupils returned to school in September? And now that pupils have settled back in to the new normals, what should we do now?
COVID-19 Learning Loss: What We Know and How to Move Forward - Dylan WIliam
Making sense of standardised scores and scaled scores in primary schools - Richard Selfridge
The thorny issue of tracking in Early Years - James Pembroke
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39 min
June 23, 2020 S1 Episode 8 - The New Normal
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data.
How have schools responded to the New Normal, and what should you look for in a tracking system?
49 min
May 15, 2020 S1 Episode 7 - Staying Alert
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke's monthly look at Education data. How have schools’ responded to the Stay Home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how are they planning to Stay Alert, Control the Virus and Save Lives?

Adam Boxer - I want to go back to school
French classrooms - from Lionel Top on Twitter
DfE: Coronavirus-Covid 19 advice
DfE: Actions for educational and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020
DfE: Preparing for the wider opening of schools from 1 June
NAHT: New Guidance on Phased Return sent 13 May 2020
NAHT - Coronavirus and Summer 2020 Exams

40 min
March 25, 2020 S1 Episode 6 - What just happened?
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
Schools, colleges and early years settings to close - DfE press release 18 March 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020 - DfE 20 March 2020
Further details on exams and grades announced - DfE 20 March 2020
Awarding grades in 2020 - FFT datalab blog
GCSE results in English and maths: Whatever approach is taken, here is how it should be validated - FFT datalab blog
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42 min
February 04, 2020 S1 Episode 5 - Is Data Dead? and Standardised Testing
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
Is Data Dead? - James Pembroke
How and why tests are standardised - Richard Selfridge
Databusting for Schools on tour
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30 min
December 18, 2019 S1 Episode 4 - Performance Tables and the Phonics Screening Check
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
Sean Harford - Our latest statistics - a first look at the EIF https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2019/12/16/our-latest-statistics-a-first-look-at-the-eif/
Ofsted info: https://ofsted.info
Peter Atherton (https://twitter.com/DataEducator) https://twitter.com/DataEducator/status/1197646374558486528?s=20
Primary school performance tables: 2019 https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=published_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=department-for-education
James Pembroke - Reforming the Performance Tables https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/12/reforming-the-performance-tables/
Phonics Screening Check https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/phonics-screening-check-administration
Databusting for Schools on tour! https://www.databustingforschools.co.uk/supporting-schools.html
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55 min
November 14, 2019 S1 Episode 3 - Who’s in and Who’s out of Primary Progress Measures, and what everyone needs to know about Quintiles
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
Ian Stokes (https://twitter.com/ianstokesed) - New EIF inspections - are Ofsted still 'judging by numbers'? https://ianstokes.org/investigations
Mary Bousted - Ofsted's Framework asks way too much of Primary Staff https://www.tes.com/news/ofsteds-framework-asks-way-too-much-primary-staff
Don't panic about quintiles - https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/10/dont-panic-about-quintiles/
Quntiles part 2 - How to be above and below average at the same time https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/10/quintiles-part-2-how-to-be-above-and-below-average-at-the-same-time/
Databusting for Schools on tour! https://www.databustingforschools.co.uk/supporting-schools.html
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42 min
October 14, 2019 S1 Episode 2 - Progress Measures, Target Setting and Confidence Intervals
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
EIF updates: Dan Morrow in Schools Week (https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsteds-new-framework-from-watchdog-to-service-dog/) and Geoff Barton in TES (https://www.tes.com/news/im-holding-my-nerve-my-support-new-ofsted)
ISDR: School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-inspection-data-summary-report-idsr-guide
Progress Measures: Becky Allen - What if we cannot measure pupil progress? (https://rebeccaallen.co.uk/2018/05/23/what-if-we-cannot-measure-pupil-progress)
James Pembroke - Should progress measures be scrapped for primary schools? (https://www.sigplus.co.uk/2019/05/should-progress-measures-be-scrapped-for-primary-schools/)
Confidence Intervals: Richard Selfridge - How Sig +/- is calculated and why it does not mean what you might think (https://icingonthecakeblog.weebly.com/blog/how-sig-is-calculated-and-why-it-does-not-mean-what-you-might-think)
Scientist Rise Up Against Statistical Significance (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9)
Databusters on Tour: We’re in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 20th November (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-lincolnshire-tickets-74819349689), Rothley, Leicestershire on 22nd January (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-leicestershire-tickets-74838490941) and in Liverpool on 30th January (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/databusting-liverpool-tickets-75735160905)
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1 hr 1 min
September 23, 2019 S1 Episode 1 - Ofsted EIF, IDSR and Standardized Scores
Richard Selfridge and James Pembroke’s monthly look at Education Data.
Links to EIF and IDSR: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework
Webinar on the Education Inspection Framework
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-ofsteds-inspection-dashboard-early-years-foundation-stage-profile-to-key-stage-4
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39 min