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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 future of primary assessment: Learning first or accountability?

I was asked to speak about the future of primary assessment in relation to learning and accountability at the Head Teachers’ Roundtable Summit in London on 2nd Feb. The summit offered an opportunity to debate matters that enable schools to thrive...

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Would you let this test into your classroom?

By Professor Robert Coe In England, the government has announced the end of using levels for assessment. If that means an end to meaningless numbers...

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Classroom observation: it’s harder than you think

by Professor Robert Coe We’ve all done it: observed another teacher’s lesson and made a judgement about how effective the teaching was. Instinctively...

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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 in education policy, and which can lead to soul...

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