Episode 16: Putting literacy and assessment at the heart of student transition
We're joined by Tallyia Charalambous of Laidlaw Schools Trust and Graham Findlay of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust to discuss student transition.
Welcome to our podcast, ‘Education: Joining the Dots’ – each episode features guests from across the world of education, jargon-busting explainers on key assessment terms and conversations with schools like yours across the globe.
We're joined by Tallyia Charalambous of Laidlaw Schools Trust and Graham Findlay of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust to discuss student transition.
We discuss the growing speech and language challenges among UK primary and secondary school children with Rachael Symons of Cabot Learning Federation.
We discuss inclusion and leadership with David Bartram OBE, Director of Prescient Education, and Berna Bouwer, Corporate Head of Inclusion at GEMS Education.
We join the dots on the value of standardised assessments with our special guest Becky St. John, a school assessment and performance data specialist.
We focus on the key topic of mathematics in schools and explain the New Group Maths Test with Andy Small, our Assessment Specialist for Numeracy & Mathematics.
We discuss the important topic of school wellbeing with Kathryn Wilson of Randwick CofE Primary School and Jordan Connell of Hampton Gardens Secondary School.
We discuss the key topic of attainment and the end of mandatory Key Stage 1 SATs with our special guest Jonathan Bishop, CEO of Cornerstone Academy Trust.
We speak to Richard Slade, Executive Headteacher, and Alicia Whytock, Head of School at Plumcroft Primary School about the myths and assumptions on reading.
We speak to Katy Mullin from Dartmoor MAT and Nicky Martin from North Star Inclusion Advisory Team - joining the dots on the link between wellbeing and SLCN.
Our Head of Research, Bernadetta Brzyska, and Assessment Project Manager, Thomas Hooley explain the development of standardised tests and importance of trials.
We speak to Laura Stansfield, Braeburn Group of International Schools, about how data triangulation is key in helping educators fully understand their learners.
We speak to Gary Aubin, SEND Consultant at Whole Education, about the role of assessment for identification in supporting learners with SEND.