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ABC’s of CEM
We are starting the year off by going back to basics and looking at what our assessments are all about. When we were pulling this together we...
Getting started
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5 top tips for NQTs to crack assessment
Your first year of teaching presents you with a wealth of challenges. How do you manage behaviour? How do you cope with the workload? How can you do...
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Standardised Scores 101 – Understanding how Standardised Scores are Calculated
By Richard Selfridge If a student scores 65% on a test, what does this tell you? Is this mark good? Bad? Average? If it is deemed to be a...
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Signs of progress: what can we learn from results?
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” - Benjamin Franklin.
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Navigating Evidence
In recent months there has been a real surge of interest in the ways that evidence and research can be used to help support and improve teaching and...
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7 questions you need to ask about assessment
To a busy teacher, producing good assessments can be a time consuming and daunting prospect. When it is done well, an assessment can provide you with...
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Working together to get the best from technology in schools
By Robert Cooper, IT Manager If you work in a school, you’ll probably be just about into the rhythm of things with the first half term under your...
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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...