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Supporting student development across subjects with baseline assessments
Effective teaching strategies involve understanding the whole student, and baseline assessments play a crucial role in making this possible. Teachers...
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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...
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Celebrating 40 years of assessment excellence
Karen Barker, Deputy Head at Finborough School, shares her experiences of using Cambridge CEM assessments and the impact they have had on her...
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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 adaptive baseline assessments at Cambridge CEM. I’m...
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Giving your Year 7 students a strong start
The transition from Year 6 to Year 7 is a significant milestone for students and their parents. It highlights the process of growth, discovery and...
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Examining achievement levels in multi-academy trusts
By Lucy Baker and Suzanne Tipping, Assessment Advisors Multi-academy trusts (MATs) have become a prevalent model in the education sector, aimed at...
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5 quick tips for improving primary student outcomes
Lucy Baker, a Cambridge Insight assessment advisor and former primary school teacher, hosted a webinar where she shared her expertise and insights on...
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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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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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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...