29 Sep Driving Decisions through Data
The cornerstone of our tech and data strategy is to better serve our partners three key areas:
- Enhancing the user journey for members
- Improving end-to-end data flows, for seamless and safe information sharing
- Delivering operational efficiencies using economies of scale & better tech.
A priority within this is further developing our analytics & reporting offering. We know LA teams want to use data to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, but the cost of multiple new tech platforms and the associated upskilling of teams can be prohibitive. Our aim, therefore, is to become a one-stop-shop for all Children’s placement analysis, across all placement types. By working collectively (for example, our partnership with South Central) , we’re able to access larger data sets across multiple LAs, offering better, more accurate analysis. And we’re investing in our reporting toolkit, to deliver a coherent product set, accessible in a much more intuitive and user-friendly way. Combined, these provide far greater insight to our members.
All our analytics capabilities, along with an easy-to-use, comprehensive reporting suite, will soon be embedded into a convenient, single-access platform. This will eliminate the need for LAs to have individual licences & logins for data analysis tools. It will also facilitate faster, simpler sharing of information between relevant parties.
Our data objectives are as follows:
- To be the go-to Analytical team for all LAs up and down the country
- To upskill LAs, support them with the interpretation of their data, and assist them with producing cleaner and more complete information on which to base decision-making.
- To provide a reliable, single source of truth with modelled data in an efficient and effective data warehouse
- To be the first to create a comprehensive reporting suite; not only reliable, but free to access for all members without the need for additional licenses or logins
- To provide KPI reporting nationally, with bespoke data views and actionable insights.