Strategic Services Development Ltd

Teacher-friendly, pupil performance monitoring, target setting and assessment tracking software now incorporating a Value-Added tracker and indicator.

It is as easy to enter the data as to create a class list

Targets are automatically set from Foundation Stage profiles and Key Stage 1 SATs

You can easily track any pupil cohort

All other reports need only a few clicks of the mouse.

Performance Tracker works with the following versions of Microsoft Excel - Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel NT, Excel 2003 and Excel 2007.

Performance Tracker works with Excel 2004 for Mac. Request our demonstration version and download this help sheet from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870838/en-us

Performance Tracker is a high-value low-cost system. It was designed to be operated from Desktop PCs, Teacher Laptops or the school network.

There is no annual maintenance fee and we provide free email support for 6 months and free upgrades by email as they become available.

We want to ensure that cost is no barrier to schools being able to purchase an effective Pupil Performance Monitoring System.

PT100 for schools up to 100 pupils £125 plus VAT

PTUL for larger schools £250 plus VAT

PT6-Term for all schools £300 plus VAT

Version 4a now released.

New features:

Set ability levels for each pupil in Reading Writing and Mathematics: Standard, Gifted and Talented and SEN

Produces individual Targets for each pupil and measures performance against Target

Can be customised for up to 120 pupils per year group available on request

Performance Tracker Six term version released. Designed for Schools operating 6-terms and wishing to track pupil progress across each term in the school year

Performance Tracker is now successfully in use at schools in the following LEAs: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Co. Durham, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Barnsley, Walsall, Hertfordshire, Co. Durham.

With Performance Tracker you need only to enter termly pupil assessment or SATs data instantly to produce the following results:

Pupil Attainment Targets for Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
Differentiated Targets set for Gifted and Talented and for SEN Pupils.
Subject-by-subject performance analysis.
Covers pupil cohort for all Foundation, Primary and Junior years.
Automatically colour-highlighted progress analysis
Shows pupil performance above or below Target (see screenshot).
Individual pupil graphs showing progress in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
Can show comparative data for peer group average.
Charts covering:
Foundation to Junior years, showing average termly performance against Target for cohort year, average male and average female (see screenshot).
New Features Added:
Automatic Charts showing:
Year-Group Aggregate Subject Results compared to Target.
Value Added Indication for cohort year in aggregate
Subject-by-subject tables for average male/female, median and average pupil.

Performance Tracker makes data entry simple.
Only relevant entries are permitted.
On-screen prompts at every stage (see screenshot).
The required data are normal termly assessment results.

Using Assessment data at Foundation 1 and SATs at Year 2:
Automatically sets Targets for Years 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Set differentiated Targets for all pupils including Gifted & Talented and SEN

All charts and tables are produced without further teacher intervention.

Colour coding identifies pupils where intervention (booster or support) should be considered.

To download a Slide Presentation introducing Performance Tracker click here.

Performance Tracker automatically produces printable graphs for Reading, Writing and Mathematics. The graphs track a single year entry across their school career from Foundation to Junior showing the average performance of all pupils, all males, all females and the median.

Using point and click with your mouse you can add the performance of an individual pupil to any graph.

All graphs are exportable for printing using a suitable word processor such as Microsoft Word.

Schools are now required to report on Value Added.
DfES measure Value Added only at end of KS2.
Performance Tracker measures the annual Value Added subject by subject.
Performance Tracker will automatically provide you with charts and tables showing:
Value Added for Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science for each school year.
Performance Tacker automatically analyses your standard data input.
Produces clear charts and tables for each year and for KS1 to KS2 (screenshot).
Uses sophisticated grading and points boundaries.
Reveals when and where Value Added can be improved.

All data is exportable in spreadsheet, CSV or database formats.

We have a policy of making updates freely available by email. If you need us to send you a disk we make a charge of £20.00 plus VAT to cover the costs of production, postage and packing.

Performance Tracker will run on any PC or Laptop equipped with Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Office 97 onwards) and on Apple Macs with Excel 2004. If you wish to run it on a system that has Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Excel 2003 onwards please ensure that you have installed Service Pack 3. This is a free download available by clicking on this link: Office Update. If you are using Excel 2002 you should install this fix: Excel 2002 Update.

Schools can request a fully-functional six-pupil evaluation version of Performance Tracker 4a. Simply provide us with your details and we will email you a download link for our demonstration version. We will also email you a 10-step Quick-Start Guide to entering data and producing an instant analysis. The full User Guide is also available as a free download - see the paragraph below.

To view the User Guide online and discover just how easy Performance Tracker makes it to enter data and view reports and graphs click here.