What do schools like about Primary Progress Toolkit?

1. It's a time saver [more]

  • With all your key pupil and performance data in one place, you can quickly find the information you need
  • Tables can re-sorted and data filtered at the click of the mouse
  • Most of the calculations which your LA or SIP may ask for will be available, without your having to collect the data and do the calculations manually
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2. It is easy to use [more]

  • Navigation is kept simple
  • Page layouts are kept consistent
  • Options can always be selected by clicking a button or a drop-down menu
  • There are 'How to use' help buttons on every page
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3. Clear graphics make the data easier to interpret [more]

  • Most pages are colour coded in red, green and blue to aid interpretation
  • Most pages have helpful graphs which can be selected by clicking on a 'Graph' button
  • Graphs have clickable buttons which make it easy to control how much data is displayed
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4. It brings all your key performance data together in one place [more]

  • You can compare your school performance with National summary data
  • You can compare your school with other local schools
  • You can incorporate Fischer Family trust estimates
  • Pupil data can include SATs, Optional SATs, TAs, FSPs, Reading and Spelling ages, termly and yearly targets
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5. It is flexible and does not tie you to one way of doing things [more]

  • The toolkit can be used for termly or yearly tracking - it's your choice
  • Default values for the Standard Progress measure can be changed to your own School Progress measures
  • You can set up to six pupil criteria, of your own choice, which can be used for filtering data, in addition to the standard items such as SEN, FSM, ethnicity, birthdate etc.
  • If you prefer to measure progress using all six points in a National Curriculum level, instead of just the alternate ones, we can set that up for you [hide]

6. It can be used in many situations [more]

  • Use the toolkit with your leadership team to review progress overall
  • or in presentations to Governors
  • in preparation for discussions with your SIP
  • when updating your SEF
  • in reviewing progress with class teachers and subject co-ordinators
  • on parents' evenings
  • when Ofsted calls...
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Links and articles about The Primary Progress Toolkit

Independent educational consultants with experience of the toolkit:
Lisa Biggin, LFB Consultancy Ltd
[click here]
Nick Blackburn, Guidepost Leadership Partners
[click here]
Read Schoolzone's evaluation of the toolkit. [click here]
Articles about the toolkit in Junior Education and Child Education:  
Junior Education April 2008
[click here]
Junior Education May 2009
[click here]
Child Education April 2008
[click here]
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