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.
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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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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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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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.
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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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Words for All
Whole Education's 'Words for All' works to improve reading within pupils, using NGRT to identify the impact of the programme.
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10 simple steps to a better assessment system in your school
Ryan Hibbard, Headteacher at St Bede's Catholic Academy, shares what schools should consider when reviewing their assessment systems.
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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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Back to school: Using summative assessment in reading to support teaching and learning
Greg Scott, Assistant Headteacher at Manor Leas Junior Academy, discusses the school's use of NGRT to assess the impact of lockdown on reading abilities.
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Back to school: Identifying the individual needs of pupils upon their return to school
Beecroft Academy explain how data from NGRT, NGST, PTE, PTM and PASS helped them to gain a whole pupil view after lockdown.