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Data ju-jitsu: contextual attainment vs progress measures. Fight! - Insight Inform If you’ve read any of my blog posts over the years, then you probably know that I’m slightly obsessed with progress measures. My opinion is that progress measures break assessment – they make schools…

Could contextual attainment comparisons replace progress measures?

Data ju-jitsu: contextual attainment vs progress measures. Fight!

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⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ Steve Wren, Director of Yorkshire Educational Excellence, will join us at DISCO Birmingham as one of our keynote speakers.

Don't miss the chance to join us - and Steve - for a data deep dive! Buy your tickets and check out the full agenda here:

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Defending Against Digital Threats: A Quick Guide - Insight Inform October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the latest UK data highlights why schools need to stay alert. We look at a few simple practices schools can embed to significantly reduce their exposure.

Cyber attacks against schools are on the rise. Insight's Mike Cooper offers advice on defending against digital threats in the latest post from Insight Inform. #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth.

The Ethos of EdTech by James Pembroke, Insight's Director of Strategy.

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🎉 New! 🎉 Learning plans may now be emailed directly from Insight. Parents/carers can write comments and send them back to you. There are new templates available and new tools to make customisation easier. Join our webinar on 14th Oct to talk through all the new tools: buff.ly/wryXJoq

⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ Matt Foster, National Lead Practitioner for Primary Inclusion, Oasis Community Learning, will join us at DISCO Birmingham.

Don't miss the chance to join us - and Matt - for a data deep dive! Buy your tickets and check out the full agenda here:

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Our demo slots are in demand right now! For an overview of data entry & analysis, curriculum tracking, attendance monitoring, provision mapping & IEPs, plus reporting to parents, why not join our webinar. Next slot 1st October at 3.45pm. Register at buff.ly/jv7vPDO

London! We're on our way!

There are just three weeks to go until DISCO London on Friday 10th October. If you haven't got your ticket yet, don't hang around! Check out the full line-up and buy tickets here:

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Thinking about how to keep track of the younger children in school?

So are we!

You can watch our most recent Insight for the Early Years Webinar here:
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⭐Just announced! ⭐ Tickets are now available for DISCO Birmingham on Friday 21st November 2025.

Join us for a day of all things school data, with an exciting line up of speakers, new session types and all new content.

Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/7ux9J0G

See you there!

A screenshot of Insight's Filter pupils who are in pupil groups feature

Insight Tips & Tricks:

Did you know that the 'Pupil Groups' filter supports multi-select?

It's ideal for schools looking to filter pupils who attend extracurricular clubs, for example, or those who are regularly late.

Let us know what you find most useful in Insight - we'd love to hear from you!

It's a new academic year, so we're going to post a number of useful resources as you get to know your new pupils.

James Pembroke & Richard Selfridge discuss the challenges & requirements of statutory assessment for children in reception
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Chris Inman writes here
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Thinking of changing your school’s assessment tracking system?

Looking for greater flexibility & ease of use backed up by outstanding support? Want to find out more about Insight? Then join James Pembroke & Darren Cole for a live demo on Wednesday 17th September: 15:45 – 16:30.

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How flexible is your assessment tracking system?

With Insight, you set the rules: subjects, assessment types, marks, and measures. From teacher judgements to tests, raw scores to reading ages, it’s all supported.

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/ampSZCb

May be best to use provisions - it does everything pupil groups does (filter/group options) plus loads more: costing, effectiveness, time, notes, and links to IEPs. Do call/email in to support if you’d like a more in-depth chat on this

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Tickets are selling fast for DISCO North West!

Join us for a day of all things school data, with an exciting line up of speakers, new session types and all new content at the most northern of this year's Data in School Conferences. Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/x78GwW6
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⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ We are delighted to confirm that School Data Education Consultant @beckystj.bsky.social will join DISCO NW (Wigan) as one of our keynote speakers. If you haven't got a ticket for DISCO NW yet, you can check out the full agenda and buy tickets here: buff.ly/06sy5Rt

There are just under two months to go until DISCO London on Friday 10th October 2025; have you got your ticket yet? For the full line up, agenda and tickets: buff.ly/5fVlRbM

⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ Lauren Meadows, Curriculum Development Director at CUSP, will join us at DISCO NW as one of our keynote speakers. Don't miss the chance to join us for a data deep dive! Buy your ticket and check out the full agenda here: buff.ly/06sy5Rt

We're looking for a Marketing and Events Coordinator to join our team on a part-time, fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. If you have a natural eye for detail, the ability to multitask, and a talent for event planning, see the full job spec and how to apply here: buff.ly/7bKl2RH

⭐DISCO Speaker Announcement!⭐
Along with our keynote speakers, Daisy Christodoulou and TeacherTapp, we'll be joined by Katie Screaton, Louise Smith and Lauren Meadows for our lightning talks. Book tickets for DISCO London now: buff.ly/2PsDgt6

We're recruiting for an Inbound Sales and Onboarding Specialist - someone who is people focused and would enjoy helping schools understand and use data through proactive support. Successful candidates are tech-savvy, adaptable, and skilled at explaining complex software effectively: buff.ly/NgYjnui

Key stage 2 attainment 2025: national headlines Provisional national headline results for the 2025 national curriculum assessments at key stage 2.

⭐ Key Stage 2 attainment: National headlines data has now been added to Insight and is reflected in the Statutory Assessments report.⭐ buff.ly/zk6U2QX

KS2 Results: who's included and who isn't? Ahead of tomorrow's National headlines release, @jpembroke.bsky.social looks at which pupils take the tests, who’s included in the measures, and how schools can get pupils discounted from results. Read it here: buff.ly/QQq4cv5

Find out more about Parent Reporting with Insight and book a demo here: buff.ly/JChedod

That's nearly half a million envelopes not stuffed by hand and hours of time saved for your teaching and admin teams. Insight's Parent Reporting produces clear, customisable and trackable reports for every pupil in your school or MAT. To learn more: buff.ly/JChedod

It's that time of year again. If your team is losing hours to shonky Word templates with names like 'KS1_Reports_v1.v2.v3', you need to book a demo with our team to find out how Insight can help you to get that time back: buff.ly/JChedod

How are you planning to improve your use of student data in 2025/26?

Join us for a day of student data CPD with Insight, @daisychristo.bsky.social
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