Supporting children with SEND at transition
GL Assessment's Emma Dibden explains how to support pupils with SEND at transition, and how assessment can be used to identify vulnerable students.
Blogs
Read articles by authors ranging from teaching staff and senior leaders to educational advisers. Always topical, our blog posts have a strong ‘how to’ focus, feature pupil stories and examples, and regularly cover issues at the top of school agendas.
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Why is it so important that we trial our assessments?
Director of Education at GL Assessment, Crispin Chatterton, discusses the importance of trialling and how schools can get involved.
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Festival of Reading May 2021
Presenters from across the education spectrum discuss how they use assessment to support reading in a post-lockdown world.
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Behind the scenes of the Testwise upgrade
Thousands of schools around the world rely on our Testwise platform to run their assessments every year. Read our blog to find out what's changing.
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Becoming an exceptional oracy school
North Liverpool Academy discuss how they use CAT4, NGRT and BPVS to identify pupils who need support, and implement the appropriate interventions.
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Using assessment data to inform parental conversations
Brendan McKenna, Head of Curriculum at Wellingborough Preparatory School, explains how standardised data from tests can give parents reassurance.
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Back to school: Supporting children with reading on return to school
Find out how YARC and NGRT can be used to help reignite the interest in reading for pupils in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Back to school: Progress tracking post-lockdown
Samantha Krbacevic, Deputy Headteacher of Repton Prep, explains how they used CAT4 alongside the PT Series to analyse the effect of lockdown on pupils.
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Back to school: Identifying the emotional needs of pupils as they return to school
North Star Inclusion Advisory Team discuss pupil mental health following the pandemic and recommend Emotional Literacy to evaluate the support needed.
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Back to school: Motivating students to re-engage with the curriculum
Nicola Lambros, Director of Education for Europe at Cognita, offers a plan for ensuring pupil engagement following the effects of the pandemic.
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Implementing a new assessment system across a whole school
Karen Wyborn, Director of Studies at The Hawthorns School, explains how they used CDS to shape their new assessment system.
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Creating effective happy learners
Jill Wilson, Headteacher of The Gleddings Preparatory School, discusses their use of standardised assessments to ensure memorable and accessible lessons.