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‘Teaching is far and away the most important of all professions. Teachers make more difference to more people’s lives, in a way that more people feel passionate about…what they do really matters.’ Professor Rob Coe We know only too well the...
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“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” - Benjamin Franklin.
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“We need to make sure that research findings get into the hands of teachers in ways that are most likely to have an impact. We know how challenging...
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The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has published a report today calling for reforms to the system for judging England’s primary...
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How many webpages, teacher forums and parent chat rooms abound with acerbic, defensive and downright despondent comments on the system of...
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In recent months there has been a real surge of interest in the ways that evidence and research can be used to help support and improve teaching and...
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Since the early 1990s, Cambridge Insight (formerly CEM) has offered a baseline assessment for primary schools. We know it is vital that teachers have...
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A new report, Testing the Water: How assessment can underpin, not undermine, great teaching, published today by LKMCO and Pearson, calls for more...
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To a busy teacher, producing good assessments can be a time consuming and daunting prospect. When it is done well, an assessment can provide you with...
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There’s plenty to cry ‘unfair’ about in teaching right now. Your classes are getting bigger; there was no money for decent CPD again this year; and...
