DfE Data Project

[PhilNeal]

I've just received a note to say that this project has been stopped. Too many other projects happening.

[GREED]

Well, I have been proven wrong. How have you received this information Phil?

[PhilNeal]

Email from the DfE

[MattMitchell]

It's the kind of project that overruns and dies from scope creep, even if it's probably a good idea

[GREED]

I've just found it waiting in my inbox. Thanks Phil.

 

SPDP stopped.

 

Probably means DX is also stopped (how can you have an exchange going nowhere).

 

No definite timescale on this.

[GREED]

I'm waiting for the mountain of 'I told you so's'....

[pcstru]

I'm waiting for the mountain of 'I told you so's'....

 

A mountain? I don't seem to recall it's demise being the popular view when it was discussed here, but hey, I told you so.

[GREED]

A mountain? I don't seem to recall it's demise being the popular view when it was discussed here, but hey, I told you so.

 

Nice.

 

Let me ask you, does it come as a welcome piece of news to you?

 

Not a loaded question genuine reaction to this news (and completely aside from your opinions on my writing style)

Edited August 13, 2014 by GREED

[GREED]

A new minister, a new pot of cash to spend.

 

This was doomed when the minister that wanted it stalled on signing the project off earlier this year.

[pcstru]

Let me ask you, does it come as a welcome piece of news to you?

Not a loaded question genuine reaction to this news (and completely aside from your opinions on my writing style)

Well, it is a loaded question to ask is it "welcome" news. I always welcome news. Why, it would be so very boring otherwise, wouldn't you agree sir?

 

Very early on in my career I was asked after proposing the development of a large database system, "So, pcstru, when you have implemented this system, how many people can I lay off?" One of the huge problems for large scale government projects is a lack of tangible cost benefits.

[matt40k]

I've just received a note to say that this project has been stopped. Too many other projects happening.

 

I must be too young and naive, I read that as rebranded so it isn't another delayed, overspent project.

[GREED]

I must be too young and naive, I read that as rebranded so it isn't another delayed, overspent project.

 

Surely just a technical wording...

[Banjo]

"I can now inform you that the Department for Education (DfE) and RM Education Limited (RM) have decided to stop work on the School Performance Data Programme (SPDP) with immediate effect.

 

It had become apparent that the programme was going to experience some delays to delivery and with a significant IT transformation programme taking place within the Department, and other changes across Government, including a proposed Crown Hosting Service, it is clear that it is not the right time to progress with this work.

 

The Department remains committed to achieving the vision set out by the Data Transformation Programme. Iain Bell has joined the Department as Director of Data and Education Standards and will be taking over as SRO on Data Transformation and leading work over the coming months to assess the best approach for achieving the vision. Iain has offered to come and talk to your group to discuss his early thinking on the next steps and whether this meets your needs from Data Transformation; if you would like to take him up on this offer, please let me know.

 

As Data Exchange was reliant on some deliverables from SPDP, we are working through the implications for Data Exchange. This will be considered as part of the wider Data Transformation work Iain is leading on.

 

In the meantime, the DfE and RM have committed to working together to continue to deliver the school performance tables and associated services in partnership."

[GREED]

Got in there one step before me!

[PhillipHamlyn]

Well, as a taxpayer, I hope they haven't spent too much of my money on it before deciding to can it.

[GREED]

Well, as a taxpayer, I hope they haven't spent too much of my money on it before deciding to can it.

 

Sounds like a FOI coming up...

[Banjo]

RM Education is delighted to announce that its Assessment and Data division yesterday signed a five year agreement with the Department for Education to deliver the School Performance Data Programme (SPDP), which will collect and publish data on school and pupil performance. The agreement is worth a total of £15.6m across two contracts, awarded following a competitive tender.

 

The SPDP will bring together data that is currently held in different places into a single data warehouse and create a one-stop-shop, with appropriate levels of access, for all data enquiries and information that the Department for Education publishes on school performance.

 

Under the agreement, RM will be responsible for the secure collection and processing of data from awarding organisations and other stakeholders in a bespoke data warehouse; and for the analytical, portal and publishing services which will make the data available to the general public.

 

RM has many years of experience processing and analysing high stakes, high volume education data, including delivering the NPD-AAT (National Pupil Database Achievement and Attainment Tables) for the Department for Education. We are delighted to have been entrusted with this new Programme which, by combining ease of access with a broad range of up-to-date statistics, will, we believe, offer unprecedented insights into education in England.

- See more at: RM Education appointed to deliver Department for Education

[matt40k]

I think that is out-of-date before the project got canned\re-branded\re-scoped - still it's hard to find out for sure as its not easily dated.