UNDERSTANDING DATA - MANDATORY TRAINING (Primary Schools)

Target Audience: All governors who have not previously attended this mandatory session.

Course Provider: Neath Port Talbot Education Support Officers

Aim & Purpose of the Training:

This training session is mandatory by Welsh Government and requires all governors to attend within one year of appointment or election. Failure to attend within this time limit will mean an automatic suspension as a governor.

This session will help develop your understanding of the data which is now routinely provided to schools and how to use the data to improve school performance. Being able to analyse school performance data and drill down to the core information will enable governors to make comparisons and benchmark how your school is performing compared with other schools in similar circumstances.

Learning about school data and understanding what it means for your school and what needs to be done to raise standards should give you the confidence to ask challenging questions of the headteacher and school leadership team in order to improve performance and pupil attainment.

One of the sessions will specifically be tailored towards secondary school data; however, governors are welcome to attend any of the listed events.