by pottd | Aug 15, 2022 | School Improvement
Introduction How can we use Power BI in the fight to reduce pupil absence? In May 2022 the DfE launched a new initiative to improve attendance rates in schools – “Working together to improve school absenteeism”. The challenge for those of us who work... 
by pottd | Aug 13, 2022 | School Improvement
Introduction Many schools and multi academy trusts are looking to improve their data analytics capabilities. Business intelligence tools like Microsoft Power BI can help you take your data to the next level with automated insights and visualisations that generate new... by pottd | Jul 28, 2022 | Installation, School Analytics
Before you start To install, customize, and distribute the School Analytics template app within your school, you need: A Power BI pro license.Permissions to install template apps on your tenant. If you are not sure, contact the person in your school who is responsible... by pottd | Dec 7, 2021 | School Improvement
Many schools are using Microsoft Forms to gather the results of questionnaires sent out to parents, staff and pupils. Schools can also create forms that allow surveys, quizzes, and polls and even formative assessment, with different levels of difficulty that are... by pottd | Sep 20, 2021 | School Improvement
Schools often need to compare this year’s attendance against last year’s attendance. Power BI gives us powerful new ways to analyse data, one of which is showcased by this visualization which allows schools to compare the percentage attendance this year,... by pottd | Aug 25, 2021 | School Improvement
Unauthorized absences are difficult for a school to control. By definition, they are absences that you can’t sanction, that still happen when you’ve had a word with parents about school time holidays, or even set fines. You may or may not have a problem,... by pottd | Jul 19, 2021 | School Improvement
A Pupil Absence Map can display the names and addresses of all the pupils absent TODAY, within minutes of morning registers closing. They allow your pastoral staff to take a very proactive approach to absence – by literally knocking on doors. Here’s how... by pottd | May 18, 2021 | School Improvement
Working in school environments we often encounter time perios that are completely unique, terms and academic years spring to mind, and each of these needs a differnt approach to the more commonly used DAX formulae. Another example of this is the concept of an academic... by pottd | May 15, 2021 | School Improvement
How can Power BI can help teachers decide on teacher assessed grades?With many pupil databases it can be difficult to analyse the latest teacher assessed grades next to results from previous exam seasons. With Power BI, this becomes relatively easy, synthesising data... by pottd | Aug 30, 2020 | School Improvement
As school leaders will already know, improving attendance rates in schools can be very difficult. Most schools have an attendance rate of between 95 and 96 percent. Getting an improvement of just one percentage point in the attendance rate requires a range of...
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