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

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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 at different times and at different rates. All too often the focus on exam results fails to take...

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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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No robust evidence to prove learning styles exist

This week leading academics from the worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology expressed their concerns over the continuing popularity of the...

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How much difference does going to school make?

By Professor Christine Merrell, Cambridge Insight Director of Research Development. The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in year...

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Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1938 – 2017

At the end of January, the educational researcher who influenced me more than any other, my formative mentor, an inspirational leader, and the most...

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A Vision for Enhanced Professionalism

"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...

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Investigating Mathematical Attainment and Progress (IMAP)

by Dr Lee Copping Low attainment is acknowledged to be one of the most serious problems in mathematics education.

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Education systems can only be accountable for what they can influence

Professor Peter Tymms, Former Director of iPIPS, CEM* and School of Education, Durham University This week’s PISA results show that England’s...

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