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.
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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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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Identifying the mindset of pupils upon the return to school
Find out how Ysgol Emmanuel used PASS to assess attitudes towards learning after the pandemic and the interventions used to help pupils.
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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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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: Finding new ways to engage with pupils
Simon McLean, Principal at Nettlefield Primary School, explains how using digital devices to administer assessments has put pupils at ease.
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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.
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Back to school: Supporting pupils with SEND on the return to school
Mark Loveday, Head of Services at Chadsgrove School Support Services, explains how data from NGRT and the PT Series can help to support pupils after lockdown.
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Back to school: Practical guidance for assessing pupils safely
Assessment Coordinator for Cliftonville Integrated Primary School, Katie Millar, offers guidance for assessing pupils during the pandemic.
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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.