Hampshire Teaching and Leadership College

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SIMS Attendance Data Analysis

This course aims to deliver the skills required to effectively analyse and use Attendance Data. It will cover reports, detailed data analysis using Excel & using Raiseonline data & SIMS together.

Other details

Course code: ED302
Provided by Hampshire Teaching and Leadership College

A half day course for

SIMS Attendance Officers.

Presented by

Lisa Marie Smith - HIAS senior teaching and learning adviser - learning, behaviour and attendance Sheila Milford, IT Trainer, eLearn eTeach, Hampshire IT.

Knowledge and understanding

How to link RAISEonline data to SIMS reports.
Which SIMS absence data to use in Ofsted Case Studies.
How to monitor and analyse absence data for vulnerable pupils.
Attendance Letter creation. SIMS User defined groups.

Participants will learn how to

Create attendance reports – weekly, termly, annually and for inspection.
Use SIMS and RAISEonline.
Export Attendance data and carry out further detailed analysis in Excel.
Maintain data accuracy.

Course content and methodology

Hands on activities within SIMS Attendance/ Lesson Monitor data.
Discussion activities around real practice with colleagues.
Examples from county adviser on best practice.

Intended impact on practice

To develop confident use of SIMS Attendance/Lesson Monitor data for comprehensive analysis to identify areas for school improvement; targeted pupil intervention and allocation of resources.

Participants should bring

Current RAISEonline data on absence/exclusion (3reports).
Centrally hosted SIMS login and password if appropriate.
Examples of absence reports already used in school and any subsequent analysis.