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What affects students’ wellbeing in school? From parents to personality to progress
By Dr Irenka Suto, Assistant Director of Assessment The pandemic has increased global awareness of wellbeing, and of the need for both teachers and...
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Predictions, aspirations, expectations and outcomes
Have schools got the ‘perfect’ system where every student achieves the grade they want? Unlikely. There are a number of factors that can get in the...
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Wellbeing in schools - Creating a culture of care
By Dr Irenka Suto, Assistant Director of Assessment Understanding wellbeing within a ‘whole child’ approach Understanding, predicting and...
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Reassessing your school assessment model
By Nicki Devon, Deputy Head Academic, Eltham College Junior School, UK Every Assessment Lead wants a great assessment model for their school, but how...
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What makes effective assessment?
By Suzanne Crocker, Assessment Standards Manager Information on pupil progress is key to teaching and learning success, but sometimes less is more....
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Responsive Teaching
By Zoe Enser Effective teaching is response to need. No two pupils always hold exactly the same pieces of information. How they have understood core...
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5 top tips for sailing through assessments with confidence
By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead In the early days of my teaching career, I worked for a fantastic primary school headteacher who always...
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Adapting formative assessment to support second-language learners
By David Richards, Senior Leader, Vinschool Central Park, Vietnam In international schools, teachers and educators face an additional challenge when...
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Assessment in English
By Zoe Enser Assessment is one of the most important things we do in the classroom. It is part of the ongoing dialogue between teacher and learner...
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What makes a good early years assessment?
By Dr Pat Preedy In the 1990s, I was invited to be part of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), the team that developed the Performance...