Providing evidence of adjustments for students with a disability 

The 2005 Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth of Australia, 2006), which was made to “provide a framework to ensure that students with disability are able to access and participate in education on the same basis as other[s]’ ” sets out clear expectations for Australian teachers about how learners with disability should be supported in schools.

In Australian schools, platforms that visualise student data are sort of becoming a big thing. You know, gone are the days where teachers just typed everything into a learning management system at reporting time.

Dr Selena Fisk is a data storyteller. She believes every educator should embrace the same role. Recognising that many teachers and school leaders struggle to interpret the data they collect and apply it effectively to teaching and decision-making,

A resource for leaders who want to build employee capacity in data storytelling, so they harness the power of data to inform decision-making.

Making sense of data is not as simple as we might want it to be. Many organisations have a desire to use data well, to make better decisions, and to become more informed but they don’t always know how to do that in practice.

"With data storytelling" is a phrase that is often used in discussions related to data. It is no longer limited to data scientists, analysts, or technical teams. It is becoming a skill that a diverse group of employees is expected to engage with in some way.

There’s a habit I see in workplaces all the time, and it’s one we probably need to talk about more honestly: too many people let Excel decide what their data means.