Feedback Strengths
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Celebrate practice and identify lead practitioners
The 'Strengths' feature of your feedback forms is an essential part of the platform for recording and celebrating teachers' great practice with them. The Feedback Strengths Dashboard uses this data so that school leaders can immediately answer questions like:
- Who are my strongest practitioners in each Habit?
- What are the strongest areas of practice?
- Are we celebrating strengths as often as we are recording action steps?
To access this dashboard, navigate to Dashboards > Feedback Strengths
Applying filters to the Feedback Strengths dashboard
Below is a key with descriptions of all the filtering features available on your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Click on the filter icon to hide or reveal the filters box |
| 2 | Click on 'Clear all' to clear all filters |
| 3 | Click on 'My Searches' to access past searches you have saved (See the 'Using My Searches' section below) |
| 4 | Use the 'Academic Year' filter to switch between academic years (The current academic year is the default year when you navigate to the page) |
| 5 | Use the 'Timeframe' filter to determine the time period for which you wish to view your data (See the 'Selecting different timeframes' section below for a full explanation) |
| 6 | Use the 'Teacher Type' filter to view data for one or more groups of teachers |
| 7 | Use the 'Staff to Include' filter to view data for one or more teacher |
| 8 | Click on 'Apply filters' to apply the filters you have selected |
| 9 | Click on 'Cancel' to hide the filters box |
Using 'My Searches'
The 'My Searches' button allows you to save your favourite filter settings in all dashboards.
Below is a key with descriptions of all the 'My Searches' features.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Field to enter your preferred search name |
| 2 | Click on 'Save Current' to save the current set of filters you have applied to the dashboard |
| 3 | Click on the hyperlink to open the dashboard with your preferred filters |
| 4 | This box indicates the dashboard to which this saved search applies |
| 5 | Click on the rubbish bin icon to delete the saved search |
Saving a new search
Step 1
Select the filters you want to apply in the dashboard, for example:
Step 2
Click on the 'My searches' button then enter your preferred search name, for example, 'ECT whole lesson feedback'.
Step 3
Click on 'Save Current' to save your search name along with the selected dashboard filters.
Selecting different timeframes
1. Year to date
The default setting is 'Year to date', so the data you are viewing when you first land on the page is from the first day of this academic year up to today.
2. Half term range
In the 'Timeframe' filter, select 'Half term range', then specify the 'Start Term' and 'End Term' to compare the data between two half terms.
Click on 'Apply filters' (Area 7 in the key above) to apply the filters you have selected.
3. Specific date range
In the 'Timeframe' filter, select 'Date range' then click in the 'Date Range' filter to reveal a calendar. Select a start date and an end date in the calendar. Your selected date range will then be highlighted in navy blue.
Click on 'Apply filters' to apply the filters you have selected.
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'Overview'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'Overview' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'Overview' is highlighted, indicating that data from all strengths is represented in this section |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Total Strengths' tile displays the total number of strengths created for the selected timeframe as well as a comparison with the same period from last year, where available |
| 4 | The 'Quick Actions' tile gives you the option to click on the 'View Trust Dashboard' button to view the equivalent data at trust level, if you have the relevant permissions |
| 5 | Hover over the line graph to show the number of strengths set week on week |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'By Teacher Type'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'By Teacher Type' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'By Teacher Type' is highlighted, indicating that the headlines in this section relate to the number of strengths created by Teacher Type |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Total strengths created by teacher type' graph displays, by Teacher Type, the count of strengths created in the selected timeframe |
| 4 | The 'Key Insights' tile provides summary sentences about the data |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'By Habit'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'By Habit' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'By Habit' is highlighted, indicating that the headlines in this section relate to the number of strengths created by Habit |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Total strengths created by habit' graph displays, by Habit, the count of strengths created in the selected timeframe |
| 4 | The 'Key Insights' tile provides summary sentences about the data |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'By Subject'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'By Subject' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'By Subject' is highlighted, indicating that the headlines in this section relate to the number of strengths created by subject |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Total strengths created by subject' graph displays, by subject, the count of strengths created in the selected timeframe |
| 4 | The 'Key Insights' tile provides summary sentences about the data |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'By Content'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'By Content' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'By Content' is highlighted, indicating that this section of the dashboard relates to the content written in your strengths |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The word cloud displays the words occurring in your teachers' strengths, with the words in the largest font occurring most commonly. Hover over each word to reveal how often it has appeared in your strengths |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'By Year Group'
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'By Year Group' section of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'By Year Group' is highlighted, indicating that the headlines in this section relate to the number of strengths created by year group |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Total strengths created by year group' graph displays, by year group, the count of strengths created in the selected timeframe |
| 4 | The 'Key Insights' tile provides summary sentences about the data |
Feedback Strengths dashboard 'Details'
Strengths By Feedback User
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'Strengths By Feedback User' table in the 'Details' tab of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'Details' is highlighted, indicating that this section is displaying summary tables of strengths |
| 2 | This header displays the timeframe selected in the filters table |
| 3 | The 'Strengths By Feedback User' table displays records of the count of strengths set by Feedback Users in the selected timeframe |
| 4 | Start typing a Feedback User's name in the 'Search' box to filter the table |
| 5 | Click on the 'x' next to the 'Search' box to clear the contents |
| 6 | Click on the 'Export to CSV' button to download the table into spreadsheet format |
| 7 | Click on any Feedback User's name to go to their Teacher Overview page |
| 8 | Click on the 'Total strengths recorded' column header to sort the count of strengths set by Feedback Users from lowest to highest, then click again to sort from highest to lowest |
| 9 | Click on the column headers for each Habit to sort the count of strengths set by Feedback Users from lowest to highest, then click again to sort from highest to lowest |
Strengths By Teacher
Below is a key with descriptions of all the features available in the 'Strengths By Teacher' table in the 'Details' tab of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Click on the 'Total strengths' column header to sort the count of teachers' strengths from lowest to highest, then click again to sort from highest to lowest |
| 2 | Click on the column headers for each Habit to sort the count of strengths created for teachers from lowest to highest, then click again to sort from highest to lowest |
All Strengths
Below is a key with descriptions of the features available in the 'All Strengths' table in the 'Details' tab of your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
| Area | Feature description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start typing a teacher's name, a Feedback User's name, some text that may appear in strengths, e.g. 'misconceptions', or a Habit in the 'Search' box to filter the table |
| 2 | The 'Initial Feedback User' column displays the name of the Feedback User who initially created the strength. This column also has the sort feature |
| 3 | The 'Strength' column displays all the text written in the strength. This column also has the sort feature |
| 4 | The 'Habit' column displays the Habit to which the strength is attributed. This column also has the sort feature |
| 5 | The 'Date Recorded' column displays the date when the strength was recorded. This column also has the sort feature |
Exporting data from the Feedback Strengths dashboard
There are three ways to export data from your Feedback Strengths dashboard.
1. Exporting the whole dashboard
Export the whole Feedback Strengths dashboard in PDF format by clicking on the 'Print Report' button on any of the dashboard pages.
2. Exporting graphs
Click on the 'Burger' (the three straight lines) next to any graph to export in SVG (image), PNG (image) or CSV (spreadsheet) format.
3. Exporting information from Summary Tables
Navigate to Dashboards > Feedback Strengths > Details then click on the 'Export to CSV' button on any of the tables to download the data in spreadsheet format.
Top tips 💡
Using strengths for a 'soft launch' of the platform
Schools in one of the trusts we work with opted for a 'soft launch' of the platform, so for the first few weeks of their rollout with all teachers, only created 'Strengths'. These were then celebrated in staff briefings and CPD sessions.
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