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

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Striking a balance between student potential and teacher expectations

As a classroom teacher I had many conversations about flight paths and the validity of GCSE target grades. The data we were presented with at times did not seem to match the evidence of potential we could see in the classroom from formative...

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Assessment for growth: Turning data into action in multi-academy trusts

With government expectations that every school will join a multi-academy trust (MAT) by 2030, how can assessment practices be part of an effective...

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What is the relationship between our assessments and IGCSE grades?

By Dr Matthew Carroll, Research Division, Cambridge University Press & Assessment When we produce an assessment, we need to know that it is measuring...

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Cambridge Insight Networks provide knowledge-sharing platform

Cambridge Insight has launched a new network for school leaders to share knowledge, best practice and solutions to common challenges with each other,...

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How schools can support post-16 students’ mental wellbeing

Our new post-16 lesson plan for the Cambridge Wellbeing Check provides teachers with hands-on guidance for understanding and improving students’...

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Investigating student achievement at Key Stage 4

Andrew Lyth has been working at Cambridge CEM since 1999 as a Research Associate. Andrew previously worked on the mathematical modelling of trends in...

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Working with schools in Southeast Asia to understand what contributes to success in education

In February and March 2023, Dr Irenka Suto, Assistant Director of Assessment & Research, and Suzanne Crocker, Researcher & Assessment Products...

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Why we measure what matters

Kate Bailey, Managing Director at Cambridge CEM shares the story behind the latest assessment development at CEM. When CEM was first founded in 1983,...

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4 steps to data-based decision making for school improvement

Sue Holt has extensive experience in international education, holding various posts over 30 years including Deputy Head (Curriculum), Head of...

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Children taught well in reception ‘likely to earn more than peers’ in future

It has long been accepted that children’s early experiences can have the biggest impact on their later lives, and the first year of school gives...

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