Sue Granville and David Primrose, George Street Research, and Alex Brunel, Associate
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE EVALUATION
1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER 2: APPROACH
2.1 QUANTITATIVE SURVEY
2.2 QUALITATIVE SURVEY
CHAPTER 3: ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF DATA
3.1 ATTITUDES TOWARDS MIS
3.2 USAGE OF MIS
CHAPTER 4: USAGE OF AND INVOLVEMENT WITH SCOTXED
4.1 UNDERSTANDING OF ROLE OF SCOTXED
4.2 USAGE OF / INVOLVEMENT WITH SCOTXED
4.3 USAGE OF STACs
4.4 ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCOTXED
CHAPTER 5: THE IMPACT OF SCOTXED
5.1 IMPACT ON SPECIFIC TASKS
5.2 POLICY DEVELOPMENT
5.3 MINIMISING BUREAUCRATIC BURDEN
5.4 REDUCING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF PRODUCING NATIONAL STATISTICS
5.5 BENCHMARKING
5.6 SHARING DATA
5.7 WHETHER SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP HAS IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF AVAILABLE DATA AT SCHOOL LEVEL, LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY
CHAPTER 6: BARRIERS TO USAGE OF SCOTXED
6.1 BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE USE OF SCOTXED
6.2 HOW TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO USAGE
CHAPTER 7: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
7.1 WAYS IN WHICH INFORMATION ON SCOTXED IS CURRENTLY RECEIVED
7.2 EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION / INFORMATION CHANNELS
7.3 PREFERENCES FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION
7.4 COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE PARTNERSHIP
CHAPTER 8: TRAINING
8.1 WAYS IN WHICH TRAINING IS CURRENTLY RECEIVED
8.2 PREFERENCES FOR TRAINING
CHAPTER 9: THE FUTURE FOR SCOTXED
9.1 INTEGRATION WITHIN THE EDUCATION SECTOR
9.2 INTERCONNECTIVITY
9.3 SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS / CHANGES TO SCOTXED
CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSIONS
10.1 KEY FINDINGS
10.2 ISSUES FOR SCOTXED
10.3 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
APPENDIX A: SUPPLEMENTARY CHARTS AND TABLES
APPENDIX B: QUESTIONNAIRES AND TOPIC GUIDES
TABLES
CHAPTER 2: APPROACH
2.1 SAMPLE PROFILE ACHIEVED - SCHOOLS
2.2 SAMPLE PROFILE ACHIEVED - LOCAL AUTHORITY STAFF
2.3 PROFILE OF THOSE ATTENDING FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS
CHAPTER 4: USAGE OF AND INVOLVEMENT WITH SCOTXED
4.1 AVERAGE NUMBER OF TIMES PER YEAR RESPONDENTS ….
4.2 TYPES OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SCOTXED OR USED SCOTXED TO OBTAIN
4.3 AGREEMENT WITH STATEMENTS IN RELATION TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE
CHAPTER 5: THE IMPACT OF SCOTXED
5.1 WHETHER SCOTXED HAS MADE TASKS EASIER, HARDER OR MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO PERFORM (Tasks common to all respondents)
5.2 WHETHER SCOTXED HAS MADE TASKS EASIER, HARDER OR MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO PERFORM (Tasks common to local authorities)
5.3 WHETHER SCOTXED HAS MADE TASKS EASIER, HARDER OR MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO PERFORM (Tasks common to schools)
5.4 HOW THE SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP HAS ALLOWED MONITORING OF THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION POLICIES
5.5 SUCCESS OF SCOTXED IN MINIMISING BUREAUCRATIC BURDEN
5.6 SUCCESS OF SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP IS MOVING THE BURDEN OF DATA GATHERING AND MANAGEMENT FROM TEACHING TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN SCHOOLS
5.7 RATING OF BENCHMARKS / STANDARDS PUBLISHED BY SCOTXED
5.8 SUCCESS OF SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP IN SHARING DATA THAT SCHOOLS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES USE AS A MATTER OF COURSE IN THEIR DAY TO DAY OPERATION
5.9 LOCAL AUTHORITY STAFF VIEWS ON USEFULNESS OF SHARING DATA / INFORMATION THROUGH SCOTXED
CHAPTER 6: BARRIERS TO USAGE OF SCOTXED
6.1 BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE USE OF SCOTXED
6.2 HOW TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO USAGE
CHARTS
CHAPTER 3: ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF DATA
3.1 KNOWLEDGE OF MIS
3.2 MIS USED
CHAPTER 4: USAGE OF AND INVOLVEMENT WITH SCOTXED
4.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE OF SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP
4.2 WHETHER EVER ACCESS STACs FOR INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS
4.3 MAIN REASONS FOR ACCESSING STACs (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)
4.4 WAYS OF SHARING / DISSEMINATING INFORMATION FROM STACs (SECONDARY SCHOOLS)
4.5 MAIN REASONS FOR ACCESSING STACs ( LA)
4.6 WAYS OF SHARING / DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ( LA)
4.7 EASE OF ACCESSING STACs THROUGH SCOTXED WEBSITE
CHAPTER 5: THE IMPACT OF SCOTXED
5.1 IMPACT OF SCOTXED ON EFFECTIVENESS OF DECISION MAKING WITHIN LOCAL AUTHORITY
5.2 IMPACT OF SCOTXED AND OUTPUTS IN TERMS OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT A LOCAL AUTHORITY LEVEL
5.3 RESPONSIVENESS OF SCOTXED TO CHANGING POLICY REQUIREMENTS
5.4 RESPONSIVENESS / USEFULNESS OF SCOTXED IN GENERATING NEW TYPES OF DATA
5.5 HOW WELL SCOTXED INTEGRATES WITH NEW INITIATIVES
5.6 HOW WELL SCOTXED INTEGRATES WITH SCHOOLS' SELF EVALUATION PROCESS
5.7 WHETHER SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP HAS REDUCED ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF PRODUCING NATIONAL STATISTICS (SCHOOLS)
5.8 WHETHER SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP HAS REDUCED ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF PRODUCING NATIONAL STATISTICS WITHIN SCHOOLS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
5.9 AWARENESS OF BENCHMARKS / STANDARDS PUBLISHED THROUGH SCOTXED
5.10 WHETHER SURVEYS CARRIED OUT IN SCHOOL / LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR BENCHMARKING PURPOSES
5.11 WHETHER SCOTXED PARTNERSHIP HAS IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF AVAILABLE DATA
CHAPTER 7: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
7.1 SOURCES OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE USED TO AID UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF SCOTXED
7.2 WORKING WITH SCOTXED AND ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE
7.3 LOCAL AUTHORITY STAFF VIEWS ON WORKING WITH SCOTXED AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION
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