Looking behind the mask with CAT4
Finn McClelland, Assessment Insights Education Adviser, reflects on how sitting CAT4 as a child could have helped his teachers support his learning.
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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FFT – Aspire Pupil Tracking
Sean Green from FFT Education explains how GL Assessment's standardised assessments can be used alongside FFT's Aspire Pupil Tracking to analyse performance.
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Welcome to the future of assessment
Crispin Chatterton, our Director of Education, unveils our new digital tool to help schools make more of their data.
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Using GL Assessment’s diagnostic tools to support pupils with reading and phonological difficulties
Janet Goring, Manager at Wandsworth Literacy and Numeracy Support Service, explains how YARC and PhAB2 can provide useful diagnostic information.
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Making assessment accessible for pupils with vision impairments
Explore the barriers to accessible assessment for pupils with vision impairments, and the top suggestions to help.
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Addressing one of the hidden costs of the pandemic – children’s speech and language development
GL Assessment's Sarah Abad Murillo discusses the impact of the pandemic on speech and language difficulties, and how WellComm can identify these issues.
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Using CAT4 and NGRT to improve teaching and learning at Dunshaughlin Community College, Ireland
Dunshaughlin Community College discuss the benefits of using CAT4 and NGRT to provide a comprehensive overview of pupils' potential.
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Different locks, different keys
Discover how Scoil Bhríde Buachaillí use WellComm and CAT4 o gain a whole pupil view from entry into the school, highlighting pupils in need of support.
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Getting the most out of a 1:1 assessment opportunity
Beccie Hawes, Head of Service at Cadmus Inclusive, shares her top tips for getting the most from every pupil assessment.
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Making the move to CAT4 at Haileybury
Haileybury discuss their move to CAT4 to gain a reliable baseline of pupils, helping teachers to analyse performance.
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How assessment data supports teaching, learning and wellbeing
Find out how Scoil Mhuire Community School used CAT4, NGRT, PASS, PTE and PTM to support children in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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When assessment is a marathon not a sprint
James O'Brien, GL Assessment's Senior Education Advisor, explores the ways in which CAT4 can provide valuable data for guiding pupils to GCSEs.