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.
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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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: 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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Top tips for developing a robust Trust-wide assessment policy
Independent School Data Trainer and Consultant Becky St John shares her advice for creating a successful Trust-wide assessment policy.
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Implementing a Common Assessment Framework across a Trust
Find out how Archway Learning Trust use CDS to validate their Common Assessment Framework and develop new teaching and learning strategies.
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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.
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Ten ‘Top Tips’ for getting the best out of CDS
Nick Hackett, Headteacher at Beecroft Academy, shares his advice for getting the most out of the CDS package.