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.
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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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: 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: 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: 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: Being data informed – making the most of CAT4
David Crossley, Associate Director of Whole Education, explains how teachers can use CAT4 to be more data informed about their pupils.
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Back to school: Identifying gaps in learning at St Bede’s
Matt Russell, Assistant Headteacher at St Bede's Catholic Middle School, discusses how the PT Series helped to identify gaps in learning after lockdown.
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Back to school: Supporting secondary students with speech and language needs
Find out how North Liverpool Academy use WellComm to identify communication issues, reinforcing this data with results from CAT4, NGRT and BPVS.
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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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Back to school: When and how to assess students this Autumn
Ian Mooney, Strategic Lead on Assessment at North Liverpool Academy, provides a guide for assessing pupils safely in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Supporting student wellbeing post-lockdown
Shenley Brook End School explain how they used PASS to identify pupil attitudes towards learning and themselves after lockdown.