Kate Bailey

How resilient is your school when it comes to measuring student progress?

According to a report published by the Department for Education in February, KS2 prior attainment data will not be used to calculate Progress 8 for KS4 cohorts in 2024/5 and 2025/6 due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While alternative options are being considered by the DfE, there is no way of retrospectively measuring students’ achievements at the end of primary school for the affected cohorts.

Early years education is key to future success in life

‘The first year of school is unique’

The importance of the early years in a child’s life cannot be...

Transforming education: 40 years of assessments at Cambridge CEM

Over the past four decades, technology has played a crucial role in shaping the development of...

Why we measure what matters

Kate Bailey, Managing Director at Cambridge CEM shares the story behind the latest assessment...

The right tools to evaluate, explore, teach and promote student wellbeing

The links between wellbeing and student achievement, relationships, behaviour and satisfaction are...

Professor Christine Merrell

On 9th January Professor Christine Merrell, my dear friend and irreplaceable colleague of 25 years,...

How does assessment data impact student learning?

Data has always played a critical role in making good decisions in commerce and in the health...

Evaluating Impact

Each year, the education system spends astonishing amounts of money on implementing educational...

5 steps to make assessment work for you

"To be able to evaluate impact, we need to know where we are starting from. For this we need...

How can evidence help schools spend money wisely?

By Kate Bailey, Director of Policy, CEM

The Queen’s speech after this year’s general election...