Teachers need greater support in order to understand and maximise the value of assessment in their classrooms
A new report, Testing the Water: How assessment can underpin, not undermine, great teaching,...
7 questions you need to ask about assessment
To a busy teacher, producing good assessments can be a time consuming and daunting prospect.
When...
6 elements of great teaching
"You’re a teacher. You know how to help people learn hard stuff. Do that."
Professor Rob Coe
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Is student progress the same as teacher effectiveness?
There’s plenty to cry ‘unfair’ about in teaching right now.
Five things you need to know about value-added
We all know that academic progress is an individual thing. Making progress relies on a whole range...
What makes great assessment?
Almost 20 years ago, at the very tail-end of the last century, Professor Rob Coe published his...
Summertime and the planning is easy
The summer holidays are finally here and offer a long awaited break after SATs, GCSEs and A-levels....
Baseline assessment, to test, or not to test, that is the question…
To test, or not to test? That is the question which provokes one of the most keenly fought debates...