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In the Spotlight

We host a variety of events designed to address key issues in education today and to help assessment professionals keep up to date with the latest thinking in educational assessment. Each month, we put a topic that impacts on the world of assessment '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.



Who's afraid of e-assessment; is the UK reluctant to abandon pen-and-paper tests?

As far back as 2004, Ken Boston (then head of the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority) said that e-assessment would touch the lives of everyone. However, in 2011 that's not yet the case.



Education changes under the coalition government

The coalition government has launched many educational policies: academies, free schools, the English Baccalaureate and the freedom for parents and teachers to choose qualifications. What are the implications for today's learners?



GCSEs: from modular to linear assessment

The Government's recent announcement on the removal of modular GCSEs means that students starting a three year course from September 2011 will follow a linear programme of assessment. However, a study conducted by Cambridge Assessment revealed that there is in fact justification for both linear and modular assessment routes to coexist.



Learning, Teaching and the Brain

At a conference hosted by University of Cambridge International Examinations, Dr Paul Howard Jones from Bristol University explained how teachers can use insights from neuroscience to provide more effective teaching and learning.



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