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