News
SixIntoSeven for Year 6 transition in 2021
KS2 SATs are cancelled in 2021. Schools can use SixIntoSeven to help with their Year 6 transition. Read more about our project to help primary and secondary schools with our simple, workload-reducing tool developed for the benefit of pupils.
X Code tracking with Attendance Matters
Open Data Project for Schools users of Attendance Matters can use our new “X Code tracking” function to see the effect that Covid-19 is having on their pupil attendance.
Code X and Covid-19 Attendance Reporting
Attendance with the Open Data Project for Schools – now including Covid-19 “X Codes” Attendance is one of the biggest challenges that schools face, more than ever in these challenging times. If pupils aren’t in school then they are likely to fall behind, and schools...
School Leaders and the Open Data Project
ASCL is making the collaborative Open Data Project available for all schools. Data from schools’ management systems will be used to support individual or groups of schools to learn from each other. Using modern dashboards and analytical methods we will explore...
Why Attendance Matters
We're getting ready to launch our latest project, Attendance Matters. The Open Data Project for Schools has been working with schools around the country over the past 18 months to develop ways of using the attendance data they already record for more than just...
SixIntoSeven next steps
SixIntoSeven has been helping schools around the UK to communicate Year 6 to Year 7 pupil progress information in 2020 in lieu of KS2 SATs. Over 17,000 pupil data points have been added and shared, and hundreds of schools have taken part in the project. Many schools...
Focus on Attendance
The Open Data Project for Schools continues with support for schools on attendance from September 2020 In recent months, the ASCL-led Open Data Project for Schools has been supporting Year 6 to Year 7 transition via the online tool SixIntoSeven. Looking ahead to...
What SixIntoSeven means to us – Red Kite Learning Trust
Amanda Thornton Jones is the primary director of education for Red Kite Learning Trust. Watch our video and find out what SixIntoSeven means for schools and why it’s been a valuable experience
Primaries linking with secondaries
Don't forget to link with secondary schools to allow them to access your pupil data We are ready for primary schools to electronically sign data sharing (or participation) agreements with each of the secondary schools that they are working with. These agreements are...
It’s not too late to join SixIntoSeven
Tiffnie Harris has been at the forefront of the development of SixIntoSeven and is passionate about ensuring primary to secondary transition is as positive as it can be this year. We talked to Tiffnie about why it’s not too late for schools to complete this process, and the opportunities that a proactive transition will offer to pupils in these challenging times for schools.