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Value Added and Distance Travelled and the
Learner Achievement Tracker
Yvonne Fullwood New Measures of Success LSC,
National Office
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Context of the New Measures

• Fair, valid and fit for purpose measures
• Four partners LSC, DfES, ALI, OFSTED
• Basket of measures to contextualise performance
• Application across the sector
• No additional bureaucratic burden

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New Measures of Success

• 4. Learner satisfaction
• Learner destinations
• Provider responsiveness to employers
• Value for money (VFM)
• Staff measures

1. Qualification success rate (QSR)
2. Value Added and Distance Travelled measures
   (VA/DT)
3. Recognising and recording progress and
   achievement (RARPA)

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Purpose of VA and DT for 16-19 learners

• Improvement and inspection
• LSC Value Added and Distance Travelled data for
  16-19 learners
• Learner Achievement Tracker (LAT)
• Provider Gateway
• DfES accountability
• VA for 16 19 Learners included in the School
  and College Achievement Tables pilot

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Overview (1)

• Measures the progression in qualifications of
  16-19 learners based on their prior attainment
• ie, how well do learners do post-16 based on
  their achievement at Key Stage 4?
• Cover the majority of larger, approved
  qualifications taken by 16-19 learners,
  including vocational and ungraded qualifications

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Overview (2)

• VA for 16-19 learners will measure achievement
  in Level 3
• graded qualifications, for example
• GCE A and AS level
• AVCE
• BTEC National Diploma

• DT for 16-19 learners will include other
  approved
• Qualifications at levels 1,2 and 3 for example
• NVQ
• Foundation and Intermediate GNVQ
• GCSE
• BTEC First

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Learner AchievementTracker (LAT)

• Produces reports for use by teachers, managers,
  inspectors and LSC
• Accessible via the Provider Gateway
• Uses most robust statistical methods available
  and includes full national sample
• Builds on proprietary systems currently
  available
• Software and data free of charge to all
  LSC-funded providers and LAs

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VA and DT data

• Data used to calculate the VA and DT for 16 19
  learners is gathered directly from the the
  awarding bodies
• Additional data from the ILR is required to
  calculate DT for 16 19 learners
• Providers will not be involved in collecting
  data for the measure
• Providers will be involved in checking the
  accuracy of the VA data

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Issues for further exploration

• Learners with missing or no prior attainment
• Context variables
• Customising the LAT
• Treatment of AS levels in the VA measure
• Treatment of fails in the VA measure
• Use of success rate for DT

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LAT piloting arrangements
January 2006 Updated Quality Improvement Packs available
January 2006 Pilot LAT will be available via the Provider Gateway. This will contain Work-Based Learning Distance Travelled (DT) data and un-amended Value Added (VA) data for schools and colleges
March 2006 DT data for colleges and amended VA data for schools and colleges.
January 2006 to April 2006 Short term evaluation.
November 2006 The LAT software released for reflection and quality improvement purposes. Ofsted continues to pilot the LAT.
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More information

• http//www.lsc.gov.uk/nms
• Measuring Success Newsletter
• The Quality Improvement Pack
• Implementing New Measures of Success
• Local LSC

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• The Learner Achievement Tracker (LAT) Reports

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LAT Output reports
Type of LAT report What the report shows
Summary Charts Overview of performance across different qualifications and across different subjects within a given qualification type compared to the national average
National comparison graph Performance in a given qualification/subject compared to the national average across the full range of prior attainment
National chances charts Chances of a learner with a given prior attainment achieving a particular outcome
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Summary Chart for all Qualifications
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A Level Summary Chart
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National Comparison Graph A Level DT Product
Design
National Comparison Graph A Level DT Product
Design
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A Level Mathematics
National Comparison Graph A Level Maths
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A Level Psychology
National Comparison Graph A Level Psychology
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A Level DT Product Design Chances Chart (40-46)
A Level DT Product Design Chances Chart (40-46)
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A Level Mathematics Chances Chart (40-46)
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A Level Psychology Chances Chart (40- 46)
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Example of a Distance Travelled National
Comparison Graph

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Further Information

• The Quality Improvement Pack contains detailed
  information about the interpretation and
  application of each type of LAT reports
• www.lsc.gov.uk/nms