Viewpoint
Learning comes first: shifting the focus from examining to the curriculum
What makes a good education? View films from our debate on 31 January 2012.
In the Spotlight
Education Select Committee Inquiry: How should examinations for 15-19 year olds in England be run?
We have given evidence to the Committee on the arguments in favour of and against having a range of awarding bodies for academic and applied qualifications, and the merits of alternative arrangements.
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Exams should not define the curriculum
“An excessive focus on exams and examining has been at the expense of coherence and curriculum,” says head of international exams group. Speaking at Cambridge Assessment’s debate on ‘Learning comes first: shifting the focus from examining to the curriculum’ on 31 January, Group Chief Executive, Simon Lebus, continued: “We should think of education as an ecosystem, and of course this ecosystem will be damaged if these major elements fall out of balance.”
Education experts give evidence to the House of Commons Education Committee
Tim Oates, Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge Assessment, will today (18 January) give oral evidence to the Education Committee session as part of its inquiry into the administration of examinations for 15–19 year olds in England.
