Insight SEN2 - Introduction & Overview

Introductory video

This video is under 7 minutes long and introduces the key concepts of the Cohorts page in Insight for SEN2 or read on for more written info.

Insight SEN2 - Introduction

Insight SEN2 offers the user analysis of the large volumes of data available within Nexus specifically linked to the SEN2 cohort specified in the SEN2 Census. It is designed to easily summarise, visualise and contextualise it for the user - reducing the need to spend lots of time looking at tables of numbers and potentially overlooking key information. 

The strengths of this area of Nexus are that users can have experience working with data and understanding the measures inside-out to access and understand the summaries presented. This allows an officer responsible for children included in the SEN2 data to understand their area's strengths, challenges, trends and comparisons in minutes. 

For now, SEN2 has only been developed as a Cohort page it is anticipated that over time more functionality will be added across Insight for SEN2, where LAs will find it useful. For the new pupil-level data collection, we have worked hard to help users understand the analysis on the Cohort page. Here is a summary of the different help features available for new users.

Please note that SEN2 permissions need to be switched on for all current users by the LA Nexus admin. Once the permission has been given, the user will need to log out and back in again to see the SEN2 functionality in Nexus.

Help - SEN2 Cohort Page

At the top of the page, on the right-hand side, is an 'ABOUT THIS PAGE' button. Here you will find some useful information about the page, including data suppression and links to useful pages in the Nexus help guide. 

Users will find more help across the page where there is an 'i' button available; click on the 'i', and a pop-up will give you some useful information for the area you're looking at and useful links to help pages where available.

Please note, Cohort pages do not have print buttons; however, if you need to print any charts to support a meeting or other event, users can screenshot the relevant parts of the page. If you are doing this for someone else in your LA, consider giving them access to SEN2 in Insight instead.

Finally, don't forget about the Nexus forum! A new section of the forum has been created for SEN2 for LA users to discuss SEN2 in Nexus or for any other SEN2 discussion that is helpful to users.

Key Articles in this Guide

Obtaining and importing the SEN2 Census

Insight SEN2 Cohort

Insight SEN2 Data Suppression