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

Using evidence

4 Chairs with The good, the bad and the future stuck on. The bad being emphasised as a pink chair

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Measuring Progress in Education – The good, the bad and the future

In recent years, ‘progress’ or ‘growth’ has become a much-discussed issue in education. The terminology has often been used to mean a numerical...

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Making a world of difference: my experience of using evidence in international schools

By Sue Holt, Vice Principal, New Cairo British International School It would be an easy task to list the benefits of working in an international...

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How schools can engage with research and evidence

It makes sense that the most effective teaching methods are used in classrooms, and that the most effective leadership and governance practices are...

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Evidence-based education: expectations, barriers and pitfalls

By Dr Deborah M. Netolicky Teachers, school leaders, schools, and education systems around the world are increasingly expected to use data to inform...

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Reporting the evidence: what research can tell us about how assessment data is used

Katharine Bailey is Director of Policy here at CEM, and for many years she has been working with schools and governments in the UK and around the...

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