When we’re asked to come and spend time in schools, one of the first things we do on arrival is take a quick tour of the school’s data.  It is quite common that, by the time we leave at the end of the visit, there are a few actions for the school to carry out, none of which are difficult, but all of which will make a massive difference to the school’s reporting.

There is no reason why you shouldn’t do the same quick checks that we carry out.  It is astonishingly easy, won’t take long, and may well prove to be one of the most important things you can do in CASPA today!

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You can record which pupil premium type(s) each pupil is eligible for and use this in your reporting.

Comparing the progress of your ‘Pupil Premium’ pupils against the rest of your pupils is quick and simple to obtain in CASPA.

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Having a sophisticated target strategy doesn’t have to be super-complicated.  Perhaps sometimes the whole topic of targets can seem like a black art rather than a science?

When it comes to setting targets, it is true that setting targets requires a certain amount of judgement – but that does not mean it needs to be left to chance and we will discuss below some tactics for understanding whether targets appear to be challenging.

Ofsted states that one of the key attributes of schools which have ambition for their pupils is ‘Close tracking’.  This is characterised by a school which regularly assesses pupils’ progress towards aspirational targets throughout the year.  CASPA can help you keep a close eye on progress towards targets.

And at the end of the year, do you:

1. Analyse pupils’ success in meeting the targets you set for them?
2. Review how good your target setting was last time round so that you improve next time?

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