Tes: Teachers ‘at a loss’ with struggling readers
‘Digital distractions’ a major reason why a third of pupils in each class need extra support with reading, according to our teacher survey with Renaissance.
Press articles
We’re regularly featured in the education media. From interviews with us as part of a topical article, to opinion pieces by our colleagues and reviews of our assessments, you’ll find them all here.
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Teachwire – New Group Reading Test: “It’s a crucial assessment”
GL Assessment’s Georgina Cook explains why the New Group Reading Test should be part of every school’s assessment toolkit.
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Tes: Big increase in reluctant readers, say secondary teachers
7 in 10 secondary school teachers in England think there has been an increase in “reluctant readers” over the past 3 years, GL Assessment’s new study finds.
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Independent: One in three teachers say boys consider being asked to read as a ‘punishment’
Majority of secondary school teachers report an increase in ‘reluctant readers’ in the past three years, a poll from GL Assessment has found.
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Tes: How to close the Year 7 vocabulary gap
Many children struggle with basic vocabulary when they start secondary school. Our Director of Education, Crispin Chatterton, shares some tips to help teachers.
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Tes: Lockdown pupils not ready for secondary school, warn teachers
Pupils who spent their final years of primary school in lockdown will find the step up to secondary school "extraordinarily challenging".
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Independent: Teachers fear Year 6 are emotionally unprepared for secondary school
Teachers say pupils will need more support with behaviour, basic literacy and numeracy skills because of the pandemic.
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Teach Secondary magazine – Ask the Expert: That lightbulb moment
Our Head of Assessment Insights, James O’Brien, explains how GL Assessment’s Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) can help teachers spot students’ hidden potential.
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Tes – How a baseline reading test could transform whole-school literacy
Our New Group Reading Test is helping to boost reading and writing levels across South Shore Academy as part of the The Blackpool Key Stage 3 Literacy project.
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Tes – How to put our broken support system back together
Right to Succeed's Cradle to Career project has seen pupils in North Birkenhead make significant progress in reading with help from our New Group Reading Test.
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Tes – How the pandemic is reshaping international education
New data from COBIS, in partnership with GL Education, reveals the new ways of working that international schools intend to keep in any post-pandemic world.
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Tes – ‘Don’t overdo the doom’ on lockdown reading decline
Primary pupils have lost the equivalent of two months' reading ability over lockdown, according to GL Assessment's new report.