The article below was produced for publication in the Spring version of the Computer Education Journal from Naace.

Synopsis:
The use of ICT for performance data is fast becoming an issue as important for ICT professionals as its use in the curriculum. There is a wide gap at present between the ‘Data-Confident’ schools that use performance data systemically and know themselves well, and schools that use data in a more basic, functional way. The changes in the way that ‘school standards’ are being viewed require schools to demonstrate that ‘Every Child Matters’ rather than just those who gain 5 A*-C grades. New data analysis tools are simple enough to support action research by all teachers into their pupils’ performance. Schools could demonstrate the consistency of provision by publishing measures of ‘Within School Variation’.

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