Using RAISEonline

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Fast-track to using RAISEonline

Moving from the PANDA and Pupil Achievement Tracker (PAT) to the DCSF’s RAISEonline service can be time-consuming and complex. Using RAISEonline is a school-focused resource that enables primary and secondary school leaders to switch to RAISEonline without fuss, and quickly gather how to use it to their school’s advantage.

A time-saving approach for school leaders

The resource can be distributed to everyone in your school team, so that all relevant staff can get to grips with RAISEonline quickly and easily. Even staff who have attended an initial training session often find that they could benefit from additional advice and reference material when working with RAISEonline, and Using RAISEonline provides this alongside an introductory approach.

Clear, targeted guidance

Using RAISEonline is a school-focused resource that includes:

• clear explanations of key concepts such as contextual value added, threshold measures and significance
• a guide to all the graphs used in RAISEonline and what each one can tell you about your school
• a step-by-step method of gaining a quick overview of how your school is doing
• guidance on identifying key issues and investigating them in more detail
• specific information on the role of different members of the school in relation to performance data.

Whether you are an experienced user of the old PANDA report or a complete beginner, Using RAISEonline will take you straight to the information you need, so you spend less time searching through the site and more time making important discoveries about your school.

Find key information quickly

Using RAISEonline directs you straight to the data you need, saving valuable time and enabling you to find the key information with a minimum of effort. It will help you to:

• find key data
• identify and follow up the issues most relevant to your school
• use your findings to set targets, monitor improvement and raise standards
• present your school in the best possible light.

Be ready for Ofsted

Under the revised Ofsted Framework, school self-evaluation is also crucial as preparation for inspection. Using RAISEonline will help you:

• complete your school’s SEF
• identify issues that inspectors may want to investigate
• prepare data to support your view of the school’s strengths.

Buidling on the popular resource Interpreting Your PANDA, Using RAISEonline contains everything you need to be able to demonstrate that your school is well-run, self-aware and constantly striving to improve.

Versatile format

To assist in your interpretation of RAISEonline, and to aid school self-evaluation and improvement, a range of digital files in convenient formats are provided. Presented on CD-ROM, the flexible Web browser format also provides numerous Web links. A full site licence is included, so the material can be networked throughout the school. All the material is also included in convenient PDF format so that if can be printed out and distributed as required.

Now updated

Using RAISEonline now contains the most up-to-date information for September 2007, including material on contextual measures and the GCSE relative performance indicator (RPI). Existing customers wishing to upgrade to the updated version should call 01223 350555.

Contents

• Introduction
• About RAISEonline
• Starting Points
• More detailed analysis
• Advanced features
• Measures
• Graphs
• Contextual measures
• Resources