improve, the free online self evaluation tool has helped many schools to identify areas in which their school’s data being recorded in their information management system could be working harder to increase efficiency and raise achievement.

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To read about how improve helped Leverington School and how it could help your school click here.

Download and use improve today at www.dataforimprovement.co.uk

What is the scope of improve?

Improve allows you to gain control over the vast amounts of data in school relating to students, families, finances, resources, lesson planning and so on by dealing with it in four domains:

1. Understanding pupils: Increasing pupils’ attainment

• Recording core data
• Attendance
• Behaviour
• Special Educational Needs
• Home / School links

 2. Climate for learning: Supporting classroom teachers

• Curriculum
• Lesson planning
• Teaching
• Learning
• Assessment Progress

3. Supporting school strategy: Increasing effectiveness of management teams

• Leadership
• Management
• School self-review
• Accountability

4. Management of resources: Supporting school administrators

• Timetable
• Personnel
• Asset management
• Finance