The results are in… so what next?
By Sue Holt
The GCSE and IGCSE results have been published so no doubt there have been...
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The importance of looking at value-added on results day
By Mark S. Steed, Director, JESS, Dubai
This week sees thousands of students receiving their GCSE...
Signs of progress: what can we learn from results?
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no...
Assessment and accountability
How many webpages, teacher forums and parent chat rooms abound with acerbic, defensive and...
Is student progress the same as teacher effectiveness?
There’s plenty to cry ‘unfair’ about in teaching right now.
Five things you need to know about value-added
We all know that academic progress is an individual thing. Making progress relies on a whole range...
Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1938 – 2017
At the end of January, the educational researcher who influenced me more than any other, my...