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Right tier, brighter path: Using baseline assessments to unlock GCSE (9-1) Maths success

Tuesday 27 January, 4pm (UK)

Webinar information

Deciding whether students should take Foundation or Higher tier GCSE Maths is a critical choice that can shape their success. Place students too low, and they may be under-challenged; place them too high, and they risk disengagement or underperformance. Starting with an adaptive baseline assessment provides a clear, data-driven understanding of students’ current abilities, strengths and areas for development. 

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how our secondary baseline assessments can help you better understand your students’ abilities and put them on the path to improvement. You’ll learn how our prediction charts and chances graphs can highlight where students are most likely to succeed in their GCSE Maths, enabling you to make informed tiering and targeted support decisions.

You’ll discover how we help schools to: 

  • Quickly identify students’ strengths and weaknesses in maths, including logical thinking, number manipulation and key numerical concepts
  • Accurately predict how your students are likely to perform at GCSE
  • Set motivational, realistic goals that challenge students without overwhelming them
  • Inform subject choices and targeted interventions that maximise exam success
  • Visualise progress and outcomes for students and parents, making learning goals tangible
  • Determine the most suitable GCSE Maths tier for students, based on their individual strengths on topics and question types

We’ll also cover the range of assessment resources and support available for GCSE Maths from Cambridge OCR, to support your tiering decisions and more. 

Cambridge Insight data provides a clear picture of your students’ cognitive strengths and areas for development, helping you to adjust teaching strategies and resources to maximise learning outcomes.

Who is this for?

This webinar is ideal for Principals, Vice Principals, Head Teachers, Deputy Heads, Heads of Department and Teachers.

If you’re unable to join us live for this webinar, please register and you will be sent the recording and a certificate of attendance shortly after the webinar.

We hope to see you there!

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Presenter

Neil Ogden
Maths Subject Advisor,
Cambridge OCR

Neil has worked in a variety of qualification lead roles at Cambridge OCR for a number of years, having joined the maths team in 2012. He led the development of the current GCSE (9-1) Maths qualification (J560) and following its accreditation, most of his time is spent supporting teachers delivering the qualification. In addition, he also has a lead role in supporting private candidates taking Cambridge OCR qualifications.

 

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Presenter

Annie Vincent
Reporting & Guidance Specialist, Cambridge Insight

Annie is a former secondary English teacher with over 10 years of experience in the UK education sector. During that time, Annie held curriculum responsibilities and was whole-school Literacy Coordinator. Annie is now enjoying bringing her experience in the classroom to her new role, sharing teaching and learning guidance to help educators across the world unlock their students' potential.