Data Literacy

The capacity to:

• collate, manage, access and use digital data in spreadsheets, databases and other formats
• to interpret data by running queries, data analyses and reports
• undertake practices of personal data security

To develop an understanding of:

• how data is used in professional and public life
• legal, ethical and security guidelines in data collection and use
• the nature of algorithms
• how personal data may be collected and used

Resources to support Students

Resources to support Staff

Diagrams for use with resources

To highlight that Data Literacy is being developed in a particular resource or class, the following diagrams can be used.

• Data Literacy-focused Framework Diagrams, to be used on front pages, for direct focus etc.
• Data Literacy-focused Caterpillar Diagrams, to be used in document footers etc.