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Interoperability & SIF:UpdateOctober 2006Tim Riley, BirminghamNick Barron, BectaPeter O'Hagan, Serco
What is Interoperability?
• Systems communicating
• Systems working together
• Data flowing freely between them
Why Interoperability?
• DfES and LAs and Schools will benefit by reducing their activity in the collection of data.
• Cut down on the time schools spend on vertical reporting.
• Allows horizontal reporting within schools, seamless integration for applications.
• Potential to improve work flows.• Reduce integration burden with other agencies.
(e.g. IS index)• GIVE TEACHERS MORE TIME TO TEACH
What is SIF?
Schools Interoperability FrameworkIt is not:
- A product
- An application
- A software package
It is:
- An international standard consisting of- A recognised regional data model- Robust and flexible transport mechanism
Why Schools Interoperability Framework?
• Already proven• Provide an open standard for data transfer• Improve standards in data authoring and quality • Quality Assured Products• Secure asynchronous transport protocol• Stakeholder driven Governance• The SIF community is an international
community - we are able to draw on best practice from
around the globe. - we have a valuable contribution to make.
Vertical Reporting? Horizontal Reporting?
Components Working TogetherHorizontal Interoperability
Network Account
H.R. &Finance
Data Analysis
& Reporting Instructional
Services
Library Automation
Student Information
Services
GradeBook
FoodServices
– Zone Integration Server (ZIS) (Located at LA)
– SIF Agents
– Applications
– SIF Data Objects
“SIF Zone”
Components Working TogetherVertical Interoperability
LALALA
Government
NC District Results
New learner Registering for Enrolment into: *Student Information System *Directory Service Application *ID Card System *Library Automation System *Cafeteria Management System
Typical School SIF School- 49 minute task - 4 minute task- 10 times data entered - 1 time data entry
45 minutes/student X 18,000 students=
6 FTE’s!
Wyoming Results on State Reporting
Reallocation from State Reporting
Eliminate 23 Aggregate Reports
Reduce 8 hours per school per report
Reduce hours per district per report= 70,000 hours school staff time= 18,000 hours district staff time = $1,760,000 est. state savings
Making it Real: the UK Proof of Concept (Birmingham)
•Becta•DfES•Capita•Serco•Netmedia•Arete•Link 2 ICT•Birmingham LA•Edustructures
James Brindley Hospital SchoolNinestiles Community Technology CollegeKings Norton Boys’ School Longwill Primary School for Deaf ChildrenCastle Vale School and Specialist Performing Arts CollegeWhitehouse Common Primary SchoolGoodway NurseryGossey Lane JI & Nursery SchoolEnglish Martyrs’ Catholic Primary SchoolCalthorpe School SSC
DfESDarlington
Collect
Agent
Birmingham LA ZIS
SercoSchools
CapitaSchools
DfES ZIS
Birmingham LA MIS Arête
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
QA Process
NetmediaLearningPlatform
Agent
New Student
New Student
Key Data
Key Data
Key Data
Key DataKey Data
Key Data
NewStudentRecords
USER Accounts
DD
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
2006 2007
SIF 2.0 spec published
SIF 2.0 spec ratification
POC Data Model ratification
Agent developmentkits available
SIF 2.0 agent development
CertificationProcesses in place
90 days
Agents certified
Initial end-to-end data movement trial:- Implement agent in 1 school- add Arête agent- synchronize agents
- Add DfES agent- Run vertical report
- Roll-out x 9 schools- End-to-end testing
Data movement and process review
POC closure
UK / Birmingham data definition
Governance
ZIS set-up Final ZIS config
Workflow / process baselining
Plan Build Implement Review
Birmingham SIF POC – indicative timetable
Recent Milestones • Data model draft received 03/10/06.• ZIS installed in Birmingham.• Welsh Assembly and NI joined SIFA. Scotland Nov.• Becta Elected to SIFA Board.• Agent development underway. CP2 Connection test
completed.• Initial meetings with the IS index.• Second POC Bids under consideration.• Governance structure populated.
• Promote the current and future development and utilisation of the SIF standard
• Represent members interests and the deliverables from the defined work groups
• Deliver technical recommendations to the International Sub-Committee that will inform the Board of Directors
• Propose and implement new Work Groups to the International Sub-Committee
• Actively support pilot implementations including gathering shareholder involvement and feedback
• DfES (Chair) Mark Phillips• Becta Paul Shoesmith• Welsh Assembly Emma Williams• Scottish Executive TBC• Northern Ireland Mary Mallon• Birmingham Tim Riley• Serco Peter O’Hagan• Capita Ian O’Donoghue• NetMedia Steven
Threadgold• Arête Tony Brown• School user x 2 (one Capita school and
one Serco school)
Executive Director
SIFA Board of Directors
Tech Board
Data Model Task Force
Infrastructure Work Group
Certification Committee
Implementation Task Force
Learning Applications and Learning Communities
Working Groups
SIF UK Board
International Sub-Committee
Data Standards Working Group
Technical and Infrastructure Working
Group
Certification and Standards Working
Group
Implementation Working Group
Business Working Group
Teaching and Learning Working Group
• Gatekeeper for the UK data set –e.g. CBDS, CTF
• Develop UK version of SIF2 data model
• Develop change control processes in the context of areas of responsibility
• Develop ‘business rule’ framework to ensure data integrity and standards
• Develop UK specific standards framework for data exchange between supplier platforms
• DfES (Chair) Gwen Baulch• Arête (Vice-Chair) Tony Brown
• Identify and address SIF UK infrastructure needs including emerging technology capabilities
• Provide technical information and support to stakeholders with the primary aim of providing interoperability solutions
• Technical Governance including responsibility for the technical aspects of SIF implementation
• Becta (Chair) Paul Shoesmith
• Develop and implement UK specific by-laws
• Oversee and maintain standards during certification
• Define and implement an arbitration and mediation process in relation to SIF compliance
• Welsh Assembly Emma Williams (Chair)
• Capita (Vice-Chair) Ian O’Donoghue
• Develop UK specific implementation support materials guidance
• Act as a ‘centre of excellence’ for SIF UK implementations
• Share and evangelise good practice
• Birmingham (Chair) Tim Riley• Becta (Vice-Chair) TBC
• Promote and evangelise SIF to the supplier and wider business community
• Develop and represent the interests of UK suppliers
• Provide expert advice on the commercial impacts of SIF
• Define and develop teaching and learning opportunities offered by SIF adoption
• Identify and disseminate good practice
• Serco (Chair) Peter O’Hagan
• C2K (Chair) Mary Mallon• NetMedia Steven Threadgold
(Vice-Chair)
Future Events
• Au/NZ UK US meeting October
• POC Birmingham project board meeting
• SIF UK Development Workshop Nov
• Delivery SIF V2.0 ADK to UK Suppliers
• DfES ZIS installation Darlington Oct/Nov
• CP3 Connection Test Nov using Birmingham ZIS
• Non SIFA Suppliers familiarisation Q1 2007
Questions?• Becta Senior Architect• [email protected]• Tim Riley LINK2ICT (Birmingham)• [email protected]• Peter O’Hagan Serco Learning• [email protected]• Becta SIF Project Team• [email protected]
More information?• www.sifinfo.org
