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Read the latest articles on education and assessment written by teachers, school leaders and assessment experts.

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The unintended consequences of pursuing an ‘outstanding’

Although I now have the luxury of not being accountable to Ofsted, for ten years as a primary headteacher I attempted to navigate the shifting sands of successive inspection frameworks, coming under pressure from various stakeholders to achieve the...

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Using Cambridge Insight Base to support teachers

At last, September has arrived and the start of a new school year. As the Early Years Lead across 23 schools with Early Years settings, I’m excited...

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Is student progress the same as teacher effectiveness?

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...

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Five Things I’ve Learned about the Importance of Good Assessment

By Alex Quigley Having been a teacher for nearly fifteen years, it may surprise you to hear that I hold a persistent fear that I have been grossly...

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How can teachers learn to be better teachers?

By Professor Rob Coe Download Professor Rob Coe’s presentation from the 2017 Festival of Education. We’ll update with a more detailed blog piece at...

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Where is the value in assessment?

Assessment is one of those things that you think you know what it is until you start to really think hard about it.

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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 of influencing factors and students make progress...

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Practical work in science – CEM wants to hear from you

By Kirsty Younger CEM wants to hear from you on practical work in science.

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What makes great assessment?

Over 20 years ago, at the very tail-end of the last century, Professor Rob Coe published his Manifesto for Evidence-Based Education, in which he...

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Assessment for Teacher Learning: Making CPD responsive

Here’s the big idea – teachers can only improve their practice when they also improve their ability to assess. Dylan Wiliam, along with his colleague...

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