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Databusting Surrey with The Educakers A practical one-day workshop for primary and MAT senior leaders on making assessment and data work in practice, without adding to workload.

We're really excited to announce that @insighthq.bsky.social @jpembroke.bsky.social @richardselfridge.bsky.social will be running their 'Databusting Surrey with the Educakers' event with us in June.

Have a look at the link below for more information.

We'd love to meet so many of you in person!

How effective is the data we collect in schools?

Our one-day workshop looks at how to make data meaningful. Helping schools identify insights that have real impact, and cut out what simply adds to teachers’ workload with very little gain.

Reserve your place here: buff.ly/Mn9afi9

Exciting news...Insight is this month’s @TeacherTapp High Riser!🎉

Out of 30 education brands, we saw the biggest increase in recommendations from the 10,000 teachers asked this month.

Thank you for the recommendations, you've put some big smiles on our team's faces today!

Hello from Bett UK 👋

Come and find us at Stand SL54 in the Wonde Marketplace to take a first look at the latest Insight updates and chat all things school data with our experts @jpembroke and @databusting.

@bett_show #BettUK2026 #DiscoverEdtech #WondeDiscover

Heading to #BettUK2026 next week?
Come and see us on Stand SL54 with Wonde Discover for:

💡 A first look at the latest Insight updates
📊 Practical conversations about how to get more from your data
💻 Time with our data experts to ask questions and talk through your setup

See you there?

The Databusters are getting the band back together and going on the road with a new one-day course:

AM: external data: IDSR, ASP, performance measures
PM: internal data: TA, tests, SEND, reporting to parents/govs

@insighthq.bsky.social schools, get in touch if you’re interested

Deesha AI: Insights Like Never Before Deesha is a breakthrough AI-enabled analytics platform, made to help educational leaders make data-informed decisions.

Insight 🤝 Deesha

Exciting news! Schools and Multi-Academy Trusts can now integrate Insight assessment data with Deesha, the AI-driven data intelligence platform for the education sector: buff.ly/3RQg8Ai

Speak to your Deesha account team to get started.

Tracking the progress of pupils with SEND - Insight Inform Here at Insight, we get asked a lot of questions about SEND, especially methods for tracking the progress of pupils working below expectations. This blog addresses some of the key issues.

James Pembroke, Insight's Director of Strategy, writes about tracking the progress of pupils with SEND in our latest Insight Inform blog:

2025-12 Webinar: How to Add and Analyse Data Designed to support staff new to Insight. We'll cover how to add summative data (i.e. teacher judgements), adding formative data (i.e. against objectives),…

Looking for an introduction to data entry in Insight? Our latest webinar covers summative and formative assessments, as well as basic analysis. Catch up on the recording here: buff.ly/3aSTMMt

What’s behind the data? The importance of writing moderation - Insight Inform A guest blog from Laura Bailey, Head of Moderation and Assessment at Pobble, looking at moderation as professional development, and considering the curriculum impact of effective moderation.

Take a look at moderation as professional development, and consider the curriculum impact of effective moderation with our guest blog from Laura Bailey, Head of Moderation and Assessment at Pobble:

Just released: final DISCO tickets for Wigan and Birmingham

Book your place now before they’re gone again.

Wigan - Friday 14th November
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Birmingham - Friday 21st November
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Richard Selfridge at an Insight stall

Laura McInerney speaking

Out and about with @InsightHQ.bsky.social today - at the Norfolk School Leaders’ Annual Conference, kicking off with @missmc.bsky.social ’s Key Note, ‘Education Trends 2025: What’s coming now and next?’

Fed and watered and ready for a great day @insighthq.bsky.social at the Gtech stadium. Brilliant line up. What a way to finish the week! @daisychristo.bsky.social @richardselfridge.bsky.social @jpembroke.bsky.social @joshuaperry.bsky.social

Data ju-jitsu: contextual attainment vs progress measures. Fight! - Insight Inform If you’ve read any of my blog posts over the years, then you probably know that I’m slightly obsessed with progress measures. My opinion is that progress measures break assessment – they make schools…

Could contextual attainment comparisons replace progress measures?

Data ju-jitsu: contextual attainment vs progress measures. Fight!

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⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ Steve Wren, Director of Yorkshire Educational Excellence, will join us at DISCO Birmingham as one of our keynote speakers.

Don't miss the chance to join us - and Steve - for a data deep dive! Buy your tickets and check out the full agenda here:

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Defending Against Digital Threats: A Quick Guide - Insight Inform October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the latest UK data highlights why schools need to stay alert. We look at a few simple practices schools can embed to significantly reduce their exposure.

Cyber attacks against schools are on the rise. Insight's Mike Cooper offers advice on defending against digital threats in the latest post from Insight Inform. #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth.

The Ethos of EdTech by James Pembroke, Insight's Director of Strategy.

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🎉 New! 🎉 Learning plans may now be emailed directly from Insight. Parents/carers can write comments and send them back to you. There are new templates available and new tools to make customisation easier. Join our webinar on 14th Oct to talk through all the new tools: buff.ly/wryXJoq

⭐SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT⭐ Matt Foster, National Lead Practitioner for Primary Inclusion, Oasis Community Learning, will join us at DISCO Birmingham.

Don't miss the chance to join us - and Matt - for a data deep dive! Buy your tickets and check out the full agenda here:

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Our demo slots are in demand right now! For an overview of data entry & analysis, curriculum tracking, attendance monitoring, provision mapping & IEPs, plus reporting to parents, why not join our webinar. Next slot 1st October at 3.45pm. Register at buff.ly/jv7vPDO

London! We're on our way!

There are just three weeks to go until DISCO London on Friday 10th October. If you haven't got your ticket yet, don't hang around! Check out the full line-up and buy tickets here:

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Thinking about how to keep track of the younger children in school?

So are we!

You can watch our most recent Insight for the Early Years Webinar here:
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⭐Just announced! ⭐ Tickets are now available for DISCO Birmingham on Friday 21st November 2025.

Join us for a day of all things school data, with an exciting line up of speakers, new session types and all new content.

Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/7ux9J0G

See you there!

A screenshot of Insight's Filter pupils who are in pupil groups feature

Insight Tips & Tricks:

Did you know that the 'Pupil Groups' filter supports multi-select?

It's ideal for schools looking to filter pupils who attend extracurricular clubs, for example, or those who are regularly late.

Let us know what you find most useful in Insight - we'd love to hear from you!

It's a new academic year, so we're going to post a number of useful resources as you get to know your new pupils.

James Pembroke & Richard Selfridge discuss the challenges & requirements of statutory assessment for children in reception
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Chris Inman writes here
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Thinking of changing your school’s assessment tracking system?

Looking for greater flexibility & ease of use backed up by outstanding support? Want to find out more about Insight? Then join James Pembroke & Darren Cole for a live demo on Wednesday 17th September: 15:45 – 16:30.

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How flexible is your assessment tracking system?

With Insight, you set the rules: subjects, assessment types, marks, and measures. From teacher judgements to tests, raw scores to reading ages, it’s all supported.

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May be best to use provisions - it does everything pupil groups does (filter/group options) plus loads more: costing, effectiveness, time, notes, and links to IEPs. Do call/email in to support if you’d like a more in-depth chat on this

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"From a data professional perspective, I have () no hesitation in giving 5 stars."

To find out why our customers consistently rate us as a 5* company, contact us to arrange a demo and a free trial: buff.ly/sViVabl

Tickets are selling fast for DISCO North West!

Join us for a day of all things school data, with an exciting line up of speakers, new session types and all new content at the most northern of this year's Data in School Conferences. Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/x78GwW6
See you there!