Developing Strategies To Improve Retention, Attendance And Achievement

Lynne AndrewsFETN Associate

FETN 2013

This workshop will explore how data can be used to improve retention, attendance

and achievement including:

How to develop and utilise tools (including data) to improve monitoring and early intervention.

Collecting case studies Managing early intervention Identifying key staff to support and manage

improvement

Exploring Data:

FE Choices & Data Service

Exploring Data

Data Service

Keeping up to date with your data

Internal – Performance Analyst (MIS, Registers etc)

Request reports – if not already generated

Ensure reports help you to manage students and systems more effectively

Exploring Data

Understanding Data

How is it calculated?Retention x Achievement = Success

To get retention figure:

Retention = number of learners (group or cohort) completing a programme divided by number of starters e.g. :

50 starts minus 10 who left = 40

(40 ÷ 50) x 100 = 80% retention

Achievement is calculated by dividing the number of achievers by completers.

Group of 40, six students fail the course this would be:

(34 ÷ 40) x100 = 85%

Success is therefore:

(0.8 x 0.85) x 100 = 68%

Understanding Data

Prevention and Intervention

Key dates – Start of term and mid term breaks

Case studies

Regular monitoring e.g. weekly attendance reports

Deployment of staff

Review data trends

Improving Data

People you need to know in your College:

College Performance AnalystManagement/College Information Systems Quality ManagerTeaching and Learning ManagerRegistry/TimetablesArea responsible for recruitment and

interviews

Remember

Look after the student and the data will look after itself…

Thank you for listening