Last year, we introduced you to the concept of ‘Dufty’s Dashboard’, a pioneering set of metrics that enabled our SCEA schools to economise on relief teaching hours, improve resource management, and enhance overall stewardship of our SCEA sites.
This year, the work has expanded with ‘Matrix Matt’ delving deeply into the statistics around our departments and tackling new challenges.
This week, we caught up with Matt, who can speak Hebrew and a little Greek when required.
Thankfully, his answers for you today are printed in English!
Tell us about how your initial work in the Dashboard has been received by SCEA Schools, Matt.
“In the first year, the Dashboard was used primarily in the domains of staffing, timetabling, relief management and analysis of the SCEA surveys.”
The introduction of longitudinal trend analysis and drill-downs for the SCEA surveys was particularly welcomed.
The Relief Module has assisted relief managers in assigning staff to relief duties and maintaining a balance of ‘relief hours’ undertaken during the course of each term.
School leaders have been using the employee allotments module when allocating loads to teachers.
The Timetable and Enrolments modules have proven informative for strategic capital planning and investment across the organisation.
What are the new ideas that you have in store for us this year?
“In 2026, the initial focus has been on extending the depth of the existing boards, allowing end users to drill down and address their inquiry questions using a range of filters, including historic trends.”
Development is underway to expand access options, including mobile device access.
Initial work has been undertaken to develop the student-tracking (wellbeing, attendance, and academic) module and the financial module.
The goal is then to broaden further across other domains, such as Marketing & Partnerships, People and Capital Projects.
