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Research-informed practice

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Establishing a Healthy Data Culture

By Sarah Turner, Education Manager, Cambridge Assessment Anyone that has worked in a school will understand the pressure of being wholly responsible...

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4 Signs of an effective Early Years Classroom

"Effective early years is the game changer." – Lydia Cuddy Gibbs, Head of Early Years, Ark Why the Reception year is so unique On day one of...

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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...

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Meta-analyses and the making of an evidence-informed profession

Before entering into a broader discussion about the use of meta-analysis in school decision-making, it’s worth appreciating just how far teaching has...

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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses – what’s all the fuss?

Should we be using systematic reviews and meta-analyses as teachers and school leaders to support the decisions we make, or is that a luxury? How do...

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Where is the value in meta-analysis?

Before I trained as a teacher, I worked as a researcher, investigating the effect of phytoplankton processes in the ocean. It appeared that in...

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Comparing apples with oranges

How do you compare apples with oranges? Or even apples with oranges with cherries with bananas with peaches? This isn’t a joke question that has a...

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The Big Evidence Debate

Meta-analysis involves the aggregation of data from existing studies that share key features, in order to create a summary that reflects all the...

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Why does vocabulary matter?

A good vocabulary is an important building block for helping young children to communicate effectively, but it’s also essential to school performance...

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What do we mean by Research Informed Practice in Education?

In 2017, the International School of Geneva’s Institute of Learning and Teaching, in partnership with several outside organizations, launched a...

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