RAP support

This page outlines the support available for RAP in DfE

Support on offer

Learning resources and materials for SQL, R, and Git

Email support

Technical workshops

  • In person workshops covering specific technical skills in practice
  • 3 hours long, with people working in small groups
  • We currently offer two workshops: introduction to Git and Azure DevOps, and introduction to R and RAP. We can travel to your site to deliver these.
  • Contact statistics.development@education.gov.uk to register interest in workshops happening at your site or to request new topics!

We’re also considering a dedicated G6 / G7 programme to build confidence and set expectations. This may include:

  • A 2-hour workshop explaining what teams are expected to do when creating and publishing statistics. Including tools and skills required, RAP, using EES, content design, release clearance, UE + ongoing publishing and where teams can go for help.
  • There will be take away materials that cover lines to take and where to get support.
  • All G6s and G7s are expected to do this, with repeats running to ensure everyone gets a chance to attend.

Keep an eye out on Teams for this programme being advertised and contact statistics.development@education.gov.uk if you’d like to discuss it.

Partnership programme

The Statistics Development Team invites teams to take part in our partnership programme to make use of flexible resource available to support developments and improvements to analytical processes in DfE. The programme can help teams with:

  • Using a relevant project to develop new coding skills and improving current confidence
  • Streamlining data production processes to free up time for secondary analysis
  • Improving the presentation and consistency of statistical products for users

See the partnership programme section on the learning and development page for more details of how to make use of the support on offer.

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