Paddy Maguire

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Paddy Maguire C2k Service Delivery Manager
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Northern Ireland Statistics

• Population 1.6M
• 330,000 school children
• 5 Educational administrative regions (ELBs)
• 910 Primary Schools (4-11 years)
• 230 Post-primary Schools (11-18 years)
• 50 Special Schools (4-16 years)

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Northern Ireland Statistics

• Local Area Networks
• Wide Area Network
• Connected to Data Centre
• Supported by C2k
• Managed Services
• Northgate (LANs)
• HP (WAN Data Centre)

• 910 Primary Schools (4-11 years)
• 230 Post-primary Schools (11-18 years)
• 50 Special Schools (4-16 years)

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CCEACouncil for the Curriculum, Examinations and
Assessment

• Revised Curriculum
• Year 5
• Computerised assessments in Numeracy and Literacy
  
• InCAS (CEM, University of Durham)

Interactive Computerised Assessment System
Curriculum Evaluation and Management System
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InCAS Process
DENI Number School Name Surname Forename Year
Group Gender Postcode DoB Reg Group UPN English
as Add Language Free School Meals SEN
SIMS Data
INCaS Software
Pupils do tests
Core Pupil Data
School X
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INCaS Process
University of Durham (CEM)
SIMS Data
INCaS Software
Pupils do tests
School X
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POC2

• 5 Schools
• To explore SIF as a possible solution for the
  data interoperability as required for the INCaS
  work