Freelance Data Services
I decided to become a freelance consultant in 2008 when Oxfordshire County Council contracted me to design, construct and support a set of tracking resources (OPT) in SIMS for their Primary schools. These resources were then subsequently made available in Integris and Arbor when many of the schools moved MIS. These resources have received many major updates and are now known as helloData.
Since this time I have continued to provide support on the design, construction and use of tracking systems on a freelance basis. However, much of my freelance work also involves providing consultancy on the latest national frameworks, including Ofsted. Whilst the focus on viewing data has been largely removed from inspections, it is still paramount that data is used in an effective manner to establish areas for improvement and monitor impact.
Following the closure of the OCC MIS support team, I went into partnership with turn IT on to continue to provide support and training on the OPT resources in SIMS and Integris. These resources have now been transformed into helloData and are also available in Arbor. Together, with highly experienced developers, we designed and developed an extensive Power BI reporting tool that provides individual, group, whole school and academy data analysis, either using our helloData assessment framework or a schools own framework. helloData is now used by schools across the country. www.hello-data.co.uk.
I am an accredited external trainer for Arbor, as well as a support partner, specialising on the assessment modules and data migration between MIS.
I have provided consultancy, bespoke resource creation and training on the use of the assessment module in SIMS for over 20 years.