GuardianSchoolsGuide

A different kind of school guide. This pilot project puts hard-to-find data into the hands of parents and teachers and shows the many ways schools can excel

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

We know many parents in England will be nervous about National Offer Day. Why not explore all your local secondary schools using the Guardian School Guide. Find out what makes each school stand out from the crowd: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#SchoolsGuide

[Peter Sigrist has left the building @psigrist]

Does it help to invent a market for schools and present parents with choice based solely on exam results, which are themselves a derivative of narrow curriculum decisions? NO — see @GdnSchoolsGuide for an alternative view of schools data, based on @SchoolDash

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

Do you have questions about state secondary schools in England? Here's how to use the new Guardian Schools Guide:
https://t.co/HWjtw1HvwP

#SchoolsGuide

[School Appeals @KSchoolAppeals]

Looking at Weald of Kent School?
Here's some data that you probably haven't seen.

https://t.co/uZM7kbhE0Y

From the @GdnSchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

Whatever your view of what makes a great school, the Guardian Schools Guide gives you a perspective. Using personal weightings, you can choose what are the most important indicators -- and nobody can tell you you’re wrong: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#SchoolsGuide

[School Appeals @KSchoolAppeals]

@GdnSchoolsGuide Excuse the paws in replying.
We are talon you that we agree: your indicators have gone much FUR-ther in giving de-TAILS of schools.
It's like cat-nip to us!

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

@KSchoolAppeals Can confirm we don’t currently include CAT scores. We’re feline pretty good about our 10 launch indicators. But as you know, we’re open to feedback on future data sources because no pilot is purrfect

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

What’s more important when choosing a school, progress or attainment? We use both, alongside 8 other indicators in the Guardian Schools Guide. We even use some of the staff indicators to give parents another perspective: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

Since exams have been called off, how are parents choosing secondary schools in England? Once a common yardstick of success, parents were left wondering how their local schools are doing.

Wonder no longer: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

What's the best school in England according to the Guardian Schools Guide?

Drum roll....

It's a trick question. This is a different kind of schools guide and doesn't focus on which school is best, but which one is right for your child:

https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

The reality of what goes on inside a school isn’t always clear from league tables #WorldBookDay #SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

Well done to all the children receiving secondary school offers today. To those parents in England who haven’t got what they hoped for, you can find out more about your local state secondary schools here: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#NationalOfferDay #SchoolsGuide

[School Appeals @KSchoolAppeals]

Need to know more about a school that you have been offered but you've not yet visited?

The new @GdnSchoolsGuide has a wealth of information.

Need help with an appeal?

Then do get in touch or ask for our FREE guide to appealing.

#NationalOfferDay

https://t.co/hHId51rM5p

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

We know many families will be offered places today at schools they’ve never visited. If you’re in England and need to know more about a local state secondary school, we use 10 indicators to present a richer view: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#NationalOfferDay #SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

As families across the country receive secondary school offers, what can parents do if they’ve not had the chance to visit a school because of the pandemic? Every state secondary in England is in the Schools Guide: https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

#nationalofferday #SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

@GinFund If your community wants to explore their local secondary schools, especially those they may not have visited in these strange times, please share https://t.co/2adQqs7lf2

[Tim | ThatchamDad @thatchamdad]

He’s in!

He’s absolutely chuffed and rightly so. Despite the odd (okay, frequent) wobble along the way, he worked really hard for this and it means he’ll now be going to the same school as his brother.

If you’re waiting for news today ... 🤞

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

It’s National Offer Day. Congratulations to those families who will receive good news today. If you want a richer view of any state secondary in England, it’s free at https://t.co/RwpfzInzWo

#nationalofferday #SchoolsGuide

[FindingAda @FindingAda]

Wonderful to see our sponsor @SchoolDash partnering with The Guardian to produce @GdnSchoolsGuide. Instead of focusing on league tables, they have chosen 10 indicators which can be personalised by parents according to what they weigh as most important. https://t.co/4BLCIeQy25

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

The volume of parents using the Guardian Schools Guide is growing. For the thinking behind it, this article by @timohannay, the Guide’s designer, explains how it works: https://t.co/w0wFBTF0TJ

#SchoolsGuide

[GuardianSchoolsGuide @GdnSchoolsGuide]

Many multi-academy trust and school leaders are getting in touch with questions about the data behind the Guardian Schools Guide. Our FAQ provides many answers and the email address to get in touch if you have more detailed questions: https://t.co/gG00jo5C1x

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