DISCO North

In 2015, the Commission for Assessment Without Levels published its final report providing schools with clarification for the reasons for removing levels and recommendations for next steps. What have we learned in the past 10 years? What mistakes have been made? How has data collection and tracking affected workload? When it comes to data in schools, what works and what doesn’t?

Even today, many school data systems are accountability-focussed, built from the top down, rather than designed from the classroom upwards to help teachers support pupils’ learning. This conference aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to transform the data culture in your school; to make it learning-centred and workload-light.

Join James Pembroke (Insight, Sig+, @jpembroke), Richard Selfridge (primary teacher, consultant, @databusting), and Josh Perry (SmartGrade, Carousel, @bringmoredata) for a step-by-step guide to rationalising your data life.

Our panel will be joined by guest speaker Professor Rob Coe, Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education.

Date and time

Friday, 21st March 2025: 08:30 – 16:00

Location

Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Stephenson Quarter, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SA

Organiser

Equin Limited

Join us to explore the current state of data in schools and find out what works.

£60 (inc VAT)

Agenda

08:30 – 09:00
Registration and coffee


09:00 – 09:15
Introduction


09:15 – 09:45
The problem with progress


09:45 – 10:15
A guide to standardised assessment


10:15 – 10:45
Aligning assessment with your curriculum


10:45 – 11:00
Break


11:00 – 11:30
Top tips for data collection, analysis and reporting


11:30 – 12:00
An update on the school MIS market


12:00 – 12:30
Guest Speaker – Prof Rob Coe


12:30 – 13:30
Buffet lunch


13:30 – 14:00
Navigating the SEND data minefield


14:00 – 14:30
Guest Speaker (TBC)


14:30 – 15:00
The Dataproof School


15:00 – 15:15
Break


15:15 – 16:00
Panel discussion