Data watch: Fischer Family Trust
Right, this blog is for a new page I’m setting up on the site which will be concerned with the use of Fischer Family Trust data in schools. This is an area that I’ve been trying to get to grips with over the last year, amid tales from teachers and others which point to concerns about the workings of this data system, which makes estimates of pupils’ future exam performance based on their previous test scores and other information. Many of the underlying issues with the use of FFT data in schools seem to have links with wider concerns about the implications of England’sRead More →