http://www.drakelane.co.uk Drake Lane Associates news feed Copyright Drake Lane Associates en-us http://www.drakelane.co.uk http://www.drakelane.co.uk/images/dla.rss.png Drake Lane Associates news feed 425 49 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An important update for 4cast 2012 is available. 3ce7dcc4af08480e8ac8bb7d12aebab0 4cast 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/recruitment/ Our continuing success in the UK education market means we need to grow our team and increase our software development capacity with a new and highly motivated individual. 0389d34f3afa4e9fbc496ceb2621340a Company 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/recruitment/ Due to our continuing success in the UK education market we are expanding our team and now have a vacancy for somebody to augment our Business Development activities. 1ac2d4abff794343b3ad66c2a4c4c942 Company 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/recruitment/ Due to our continuing success in the UK education market we are expanding our team and now have a vacancy for somebody to further develop our customer liaison activities. 1be4888298a5495fb75be6201f584b96 Company 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2012 is available. 5943f0afd8444998ac969b446a35318 4cast 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2012 is available. b0a027d519c949da86f3b1cd7515bce1 4cast 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. This update is compatible with the recently released LIS 19.03 and introduces several report looking at 2013/14 funding methodology changes under the 'Funding modelling' report category. 8d019b816ae342a8a178937123350dfb SCORE 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. 5161b8970d984e37b9abcd53543121ed ADaM 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://www.eventsforce.net/lsect/47/home Next week sees the latest of the highly successful Lsect College Data Conferences, bringing together more than 150 ILR data specialists to discuss data quality and the use of data to run efficient organisations and raise education standards. This means data needs to be accurate, complete, timely, valid, credible, reliable, consistent and relevant. We will be exhibiting at the conference and look forward to meeting you on the day. 86d88a3e9f4a4178b2a93835e0767220 Conferences and events 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2012 is available. 53c67ac332bc4f75a9c6a3a24264ff9d 4cast 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2012 is available. 68ed0fcb136b44128f74f7daf08e204f 4cast 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. 5ce77858f6e948fa9b0b03aaa053ce8e SCORE 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. 644d9ea0634544eb9977ed3281d5ec0b ADaM 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2012 is available. 582e151c7273434faa55bf520cc362a4 4cast 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. This update is compatible with Learner Information Suite (LIS) 19.02. 6bf1eeb2963b46d99982973fe94a03a9 SCORE 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. This update increases the current report portfolio to 75. d0bab32eea6b44bb986f08c4a5087bb0 SCORE 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads 4cast 2012 for curriculum planning and modelling 2012/13 is now available. 5aced28921054317b87f8a21645b1645 4cast 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. This update includes an additional 2 reports showing movement up or down levels. b037e053e16346e996e4dc74e4f77d31 ADaM 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. 0c0f54c21f0149bfbfcd4fe5fe22da99 SCORE 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads ADaM 2011 for 2011/12 and the single ILR in XML format is now available. ADaM 2011 is based on an entirely new platform (.NET and SQL) to improve speed, stability and compatibility in addition to other significant enhancements and additions. f252898c010146e38393eae04eea7fc3 ADaM 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. 1866a829d50c4bbcbb6f4904185c0a38 SCORE 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. 5b6c97c4b7da43d78e266cd66d58c75a 4cast 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. 6a381c729a3e4f089f85be30970c2483 SCORE 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. This update increases the current report portfolio to almost 50. bea416c595a54e8e815d7b97622058f5 SCORE 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2011 is available. This update includes a fix for indexes on table Learner_Prov_Mon and the build and update guide. c4f4c439d1514c4b9261eb86a239dd3d SCORE 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads SCORE 2011 for 2011/12 and the single ILR in XML format is now available. Please note that this is the inital release as part of a phased schedule and the report portfolio is limited. ba095afd8dd54d3eb5a15a41a650d21f SCORE 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.eventsforce.net/lsect/33/home Our Development Director will bespeaking at this forthcoming conference about the challenges of working with the Learner Information Suite (LIS) export database with the introduction of the singl ILR in XML format. Organised by Nick Linford (LSECT) it will bring together more than 150 college ILR data specialists to discuss data quality, and the use of data to run efficient organisations and raise education standards. Data quality is becoming increasingly important for colleges, commissioning agencies, auditors and Ofsted. Come along and speak to us on the day. 01df580d9e2142d4bb2e9d7c11047966 Conferences and events 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/recruitment/ We are recruiting Further Education consultants. If you would like to find out more, then please contact our Managing Director Edward Drake for an informal discussion. 78ba5e4105244c23b3100f3b6309eea3 Company 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.aoccreateevents.co.uk/idt2011 We will be exhibiting at this high profile conference taking place in Loughborough 21st and 22nd June 2011. Come along and meet our Development Director, Mark Smith and Systems Consultant, Martin Cross for a chance to win a Kindle 3G eBbook reader with built-in WiFi. 6fcd6a8e58aa42b39d6054da4c64983f Conferences and events 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. ab19a1eb5c50488eb37896b4ad2a5779 4cast 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.eventsforce.net/lsect/13/home Our Managing Director, Edward Drake, will be contributing at the this forthcoming conference taking place in London on 16th June 2011. Organised by Nick Linford (LSECT) it will bring together more than 150 college ILR data specialists to discuss data quality, and the use of data to run efficient organisations and raise education standards. Data quality is becoming increasingly important for colleges, commissioning agencies, auditors and Ofsted. Come along and speak to us on the day. f870c32bc0a0448ebbd48ea55b0342ce Conferences and events 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2010 is available. This update includes 17 new reports under the category of funding modelling which look at the potential impact of proposed changes to the funding methodology for 2011-12 and beyond. 4fb98a7fe27f4a1fbfe2da986e7aea50 SCORE 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5XC269R If you are a SCORE user and complete our online survey before 23rd May 2011 you will have a chance to win a Kindle 3G eBook reader with built-in WiFi. 3b42265a5e3949b2910b9d20850685e6 SCORE 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. This update includes filtering of all reports by age group plus an additional 2 nesting reports. df00ad049cd143f9bfd0071ece11a7c0 ADaM 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. ae04142405cd49e6b66eb14d3375e529 4cast 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. 79444d846411411787f6047d09e8df61 4cast 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. This is an important update that removes the requirement for the dummy Learning Aim Database (LAD). Any current 2010/11 LAD may now be used so that scenarios can be kept up to date with the latest information published by the Data Service. Please see the version history documentation for full details. 6735badb60254d2692857bc97216715d 4cast 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2010 is available. This update includes several new reports and some important changes to existing reports, particularly those dealing with Skills for Life. c4fd777078eb41619f03aa2530f324a0 SCORE 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6074385 Read a comment from our Managing Director, Edward Drake, in the TES today as a follow up to the article "Audit uncovers £2.6m in overpaid funding" (11 March). f7b933c0623e46d89e694198ed866801 Other 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sectortraining.com/c1066_course.htm Our Managing Director, Edward Drake, will be running a workshop at the National MIS/CIS Conference on 24th March 2011. The conference will identify and examine the key challenges for providers in general and MIS/CIS Managers in particular. It offers an opportunity to join with colleagues, leading advisers and representatives of national bodies to discuss the critical issues and develop robust plans to meet the challenges ahead. Other contributors include Beej Kaczmarczyk and John Bolt (former Head of Funding Policy Implementation at the LSC, now senior manager KPMG). b2382895d8844e2380c38bfc3d3d7138 Conferences and events 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. This is a minor update applicable mainly to those with overall responsibility for scenario planning rather than individual users. Please see the version history documentation for full details. c1f41840547342f69aff40a9852c772e 4cast 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2011 is available. This update includes some important changes and additions including validation, credibility and other data checks. Please see the version history documentation for full details. 1833bd8a5ce648f684e7926173323716 4cast 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads 4cast 2011 for curriculum planning and modelling 2011/12 is now available. 73b31b7e4b1343cba3533a0d529f3beb 4cast 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2010 is available. a15e5c2ec5594566bff0cb901a83848d 4cast 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2010 is available. c398775f2eaa4f2ea5b21c677f0d4074 SCORE 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT https://www.aoccreateevents.co.uk/aoc/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=119654&eventID=348 Our Managing Director, Edward Drake, will be speaking at the AoC Funding Audit Masterclass on 7th December 2010. This high profile masterclass is a must attend event for staff working with ILR data and supporting or managing processes related to internal and external funding audit. Other contributors include Nick Linford and Karl Bently (lead funding auditor at RSM Tenon). 0b536df6bd73432b993dd94c60f246a3 Conferences and events 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2010 is available. The funding allocation formula for 2011/12 may be directly impacted by your LR01 return so it's more important than ever to get it right. 70dffcf4859643ec92f267167fff2f31 SCORE 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6062381 The latest headline from the TES outlines a 'stepped-up' approach, making it easier for the Skills Funding Agency to take contracts away from colleges and training providers who 'have achieved financial gain at the expense of both learners and the public purse, whether through ignorance or design'. Our ADaM software is specifically designed to help colleges and training providers find these sorts of success rate data problems. ADaM is a very quick and cost effective way to check and improve the quality and validity of achievement data, before Ofsted and/or the auditors get involved. A free trial is available along with substantial discounts for our existing software users. a005050ea59f48db85c9b6c3c1436b74 ADaM 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. e203753c876f4966895b2f20c7c3bb99 ADaM 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam ADaM 2010 including 2010/11 ILR analysis and additional reports is now available. We are launching ADaM 2010 at the conference today with a free trial of the software to delegates. The free trial is also available for download. b5c02ec0ca384e86a42c261dd16a4587 ADaM 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pearsoncpl.com/20-10-10.asp We are sponsoring the fourth conference in this series taking place in London on 20th October 2010. These high profile quarterly conferences provide the opportunity to hear good practice and updates from the experts, as well as share experiences and meet other colleagues working with data in Colleges. Our Managing Director, Edward Drake, will also be speaking at this event. Come along and speak to us on the day. 1f2de5132da54366a9e8e7df719ac2eb Conferences and events 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2010 is available. c675a8f4c9554b8d9d79d0094578088f SCORE 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads SCORE 2010 for 2010/11 is now available. 250cfa6aba344b06b171f713baa45079 SCORE 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available. This update is specifically to update the installation files for Office 2010 compatibility only. 7ad9cc8f15e042f4a1a9430fcc14f469 SCORE 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads An update for 4cast 2010 is available, including changes for compatibility with Learning Aim Database (LAD) 2010/11 downloads. Please remember to update any existing scenarios. 202e55675a2943e7bba8da6442fa6e69 4cast 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/g2m You can now participate in live, interactive, online sofware demonstrations. The facility can also be used to provide additional help and support to our existing software users when required. 57941ea32d0a4c1cb560c27f903a2660 Other 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available, including changes to maintain compatibility with Learning Aim Database (LAD) 2010/11 downloads. 19a26c92851611dfa63ee163dfd72085 SCORE 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://providers.lsc.gov.uk/LAD/downloads/LADdownload.asp Recent changes to the Learning Aim Database (LAD), containing data for 2010/11, mean it is incompatible with the current release of SCORE 2009 due to the removal of several tables. The changes are present in any LAD download from 21st June 2010 onwards. We will be releasing an update for SCORE 2009 shortly, but in the meantime you should use LAD downloads prior to this date. 540c6127ce5949818101cb497bed2b0d SCORE 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.aocmsevents.co.uk/idtconference2010 We will be exhibiting at the AoC Conference on 24th June 2010. This well established national event focuses on the technical issues associated with the collection of data and on the main challenges confronting College MIS departments. 68ad07578b2e44769bb6c082ad63bf75 Conferences and events 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/contact/ppe The final stages in our office move to Broughton Hall Business Park are due to complete today. Unfortunately there will be some disruption to telephone and fax services but you can still get in touch by email. 05058ccff05c4d16a50416558c04f338 Company 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.fundingguide.co.uk/pri/17-06-10.asp We are sponsoring the third conference in this series taking place in London on 17th June 2010. These high profile quarterly conferences provide the opportunity to hear good practice and updates from the experts, as well as share experiences and meet other colleagues working with data in Colleges. Come along and speak to us on the day. c4ee8881ff2346e7a8cbbad1700658c0 Conferences and events 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads The presentation given by our Managing Director, Edward Drake, to delegates at the Spring 2010 College Data Conference has been made available for download. 5963f85844a248eebd0ef3e7fd07b2a3 Conferences and events ADaM 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads We have released an alternative installer for ADaM that includes the Microsoft Access runtime. This is essential for anybody wishing to install ADaM without Microsoft Access 2003 or above. 7dc8312d56324b3a86cbf94aa6b266c1 ADaM 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available, including an additional 5 reports and new functionality. 84f27157cdaa42ccb3e52bb0a814a8c4 ADaM 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/4cast/downloads 4cast 2010 for curriculum planning and modelling 2010/11 is now available. a15ffce9e22641d8a4a580bb6e785489 4cast 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dataguide.co.uk Our Managing Director, Edward Drake, will be speaking at the College Data Conference on 13th April 2010. Other contributors include Nick Linford and representatives from the Information Authority and Data Service. It is also the launch event for "The hands-on guide to post-16 performance and data". 6d997551e83748d5905ae297f36c2f59 Conferences and events 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available. dcd54fd26ff042f4a257b5f8fb9ff791 SCORE 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/anon An update for ILR anonymiser is available for compatibility with 2010/11 ILR specification. 0ad82f754205402fa28a3e7ab33e50d6 ILR anonymiser 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available. 8ad7c8a00c6e4f0aa6ffb94027e12c5f SCORE 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available. 399f4342b95044dbbd012e086a2714b8 SCORE 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads An update for ADaM is available. b3b09da7cb42476694556ced3abe6439 ADaM 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam/downloads The first release of our new software product ADaM (achievement data management) is available. 8a536e3a51cc4e298de3f2f408516ade ADaM 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/adam Our new software product ADaM (achievement data management) will be available soon. 80b3a190d2f511de8a390800200c9a66 ADaM 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available. 42dd8e3134d38b6327540b6dccea471c SCORE 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads An update for SCORE 2009 is available compatible with LIS 17.02 for Learner Responsive funding. f240a95ac77ad1661d315e3a54b374e2 SCORE 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads Version 2008.09.01 is available. 480a0cec4722793c9607f9bc9e39a1c0 SCORE 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/downloads SCORE 2009 for 2009/10 is now available. 68b76740139a128d11385694d1f8ff79 SCORE 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.drakelane.co.uk/score/previous An update for SCORE 2008 is available. 962f6b83d28c4c91b190d9a298c48fe4 SCORE