Data and information to support learning and improvement: for those working within the school system
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Question 1: To what extent do you agree that the overall approach to using data and information in the school system and the information ecosystem principles align with the ethos and ambitions of our Curriculum for Wales?
Question 2: To what extent do you agree that the information ecosystem principles support a proportionate use of data and information to support evaluation and improvement (an approach that keeps the learner at the centre and does not encourage a performative and accountability-driven system)?
Question 3: To what extent do you agree that the information ecosystem principles support a sustainable use of data and information to support evaluation and improvement?
Question 4: To what extent do you agree that the information ecosystem principles allow for a balanced and holistic understanding of schools and learning by external audiences, such as parents and carers?
Question 5: Are there any other principles or aspects to the proposed information ecosystem principles that should be added?
Question 6: What effect will the information ecosystem principles have on the workforce, including any impact they may have on workload?
Question 7: What are your views on the information ecosystem principles supporting individual learners and meeting their diverse needs, including those learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and those learners who share protected characteristics (as set out under the Equality Act 2010)?
Question 8: To what extent do you agree that the 14 to 16 Learner Entitlement Indicators Framework (LEIF) aligns with the 14 to 16 Learner Entitlement while supporting our wider Curriculum for Wales ambitions?
Question 9: Should there be any additional indicators included in this framework to fully support learning and improvement? Please provide details.
Question 10: To what extent do you agree that the organisation of the 14 to 16 LEIF aids a coherent communication of 14 to 16 curricula and learning in schools’ own contexts, enabling a meaningful and equitable understanding?
Question 11: What are the challenges and opportunities in moving to the 14 to 16 LEIF?
Question 12: What else do we need to consider when we start to align our reporting systems that provide schools and local authorities with datasets and tools to support self-evaluation processes with this public-facing 14 to 16 LEIF?
Question 13: Is specific guidance needed around the aspects of the 14 to 16 LEIF where the expectation is on schools to make information available? Please provide details.
Question 14: To what extent do you agree that the 14 to 16 LEIF supports a focus on the common goals of Cymraeg 2050: A million speakers?
Question 15: To what extent do you agree that the 14 to 16 LEIF will minimise disruption to the workforce and enable focus to remain on delivering for and supporting learners to progress?
Question 16: What effect will the 14 to 16 LEIF have on the workforce, including the impact it may have on workload?
Question 17: What are your views on the impact of the 14 to 16 LEIF in supporting individual learners and meeting their diverse needs, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who share protected characteristics (as set out under the Equality Act 2010)?
Question 18: What, in your opinion, would be the likely effects of the overall approach to using data and information in the school system and the information ecosystem principles on the Welsh language? We are particularly interested in any likely effects on opportunities to use the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English.
Do you think that there are opportunities to promote any positive effects?
Do you think that there are opportunities to mitigate any adverse effects?
Question 19: In your opinion, could the overall approach to using data and information in the school system and the information ecosystem principles be formulated or changed so as to:
- have positive effects or more positive effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English; or
- mitigate any negative effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English?
Question 20: What, in your opinion, would be the likely effects of the 14 to 16 LEIF on the Welsh language? We are particularly interested in any likely effects on opportunities to use the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English.
Do you think that there are opportunities to promote any positive effects?
Do you think that there are opportunities to mitigate any adverse effects?
Question 21: In your opinion, could the 14 to 16 LEIF be formulated or changed so as to:
- have positive effects or more positive effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English; or
- mitigate any negative effects on using the Welsh language and on not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English?
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