Do we have the data we need to make sense of education?

Quantitative data play a large part in how many education systems run. From policymakers’ points of view they are integral to how they judge whether the desired pupil attainment outcomes are being met or not. But from the point of view of other stakeholders, quantitative and administrative data don’t always tell the full story. Many important issues remain outside of the scope of a quantitative lens. Our invited speakers will consider whether the kinds of data that the system routinely collects are sufficient for the purposes for which they are used and what might need to change.

The panel will reflect on:

• the role quantitative data currently play in the English education system
• whether there are other more inclusive ways of listening to the voices of children and their families and taking note of what they say
• how we can use the data we collect to best effect.

Jointly organised by the UCL Institute of Education and the ESRC Education Research Programme (ERP), the series of What Matters in Education? online panel discussions seek to shine a spotlight on issues in education that are not easily solved, but which we cannot afford to ignore.

This event will be particularly useful to policymakers, education researchers, practitioners, teachers, and school governors.

Related links

• What matters in education? series
• ESRC Education Research Programme

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Photographer Mary Hinkley. Copyright © UCL Digital Media.

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