http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News Discover the latest news, press releases and corporate information from the Cambridge Assessment Group en-gb http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=126542 Cambridge Assessment’s advice on and knowledge about national assessment arrangements for Key Stage 3 will be heard at a forthcoming joint policy and research seminar to be held at the Nuffield Foundation, Friday 9 January 2009. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:53:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=126502 Cambridge Pre-U, an alternative to A Level being offered by schools in both the maintained and independent sectors, has now been awarded UCAS points. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=126422 Cambridge Assessment, Europe's largest assessment agency, is working to use its expertise to ensure that Government proposals for the introduction of a new standards regulator achieves the goal of improved education for all. However, we believe that vital questions must still be asked. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:43:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=126123 Exams for 16 year olds have seen many changes with questions now relating much more to real world contexts. That’s the finding of research looking at papers in seven subject areas from 1867 to 2007 by Cambridge Assessment , which is this year celebrating its 150th anniversary. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:37:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=126082 Latest research by Cambridge Assessment in collaboration with OCR - one of three exam boards that make up the Cambridge Assessment Group - has found a dramatic one-grade improvement in achievement at A level for those students taking Critical Thinking at AS Level. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:57:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125682 Cambridge Assessment is partnering with the influential think tank the Fabian Society on its Skills Forum, a programme of events looking at the skills agenda – the Government’s response to concerns about the UK workforces’ lack of skills, and lack of investment by UK employers in developing and implementing training for employees. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:41:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125062 The University of Cambridge International Examinations - one of the three exam boards that make up the Cambridge Assessment Group - initiated a major conference in India to discuss the benefits of the student-centred approach with educators across the sub-continent. Putting the learner at the heart of the learning process is central to the Cambridge philosophy. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:23:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124702 This November over 11,000 candidates worldwide – a record number – have taken one of the university admissions tests developed and administered by Cambridge Assessment. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124602 Latest issue now available Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:53:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125762 Sylvia Green, Director of Research at Cambridge Assessment reflects on the recent changes at Key Stage 3. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:56:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124403 Cambridge Assessment’s fourth Parliamentary research seminar at the House of Commons – which was on the topic of what makes Government education initiatives succeed or fail – was attended by 60 key senior education professionals and MPs, generating a lively debate. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:17:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=120602 View from Cambridge Assessment's Group Chief Executive, Simon Lebus, on academic Diplomas. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:20:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=117802 Cambridge Assessment has responded to the government's consultation “Confidence in Standards” which seeks to create an independent regulator separated out from both the Department of Children, Families and Schools and the current regulator, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:02:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125742 Taken from the second in a series of seminars which looks at the different stages in Cambridge Assessment's history, Helen Patrick, former research group manager at UCLES and now an independent consultant, focuses on developments following 1945, using the Cambridge Syndicate's experience to illustrate recurring themes in the history of assessment in England. Wed, 21 May 2008 15:49:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=118442 “Education policy around the world: Innovations in 14-19 Reform” Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:36:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=118422 Cambridge Assessment was honoured by a visit from Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard, as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:14:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=118042 A study carried out by Cambridge Assessment has revealed some surprising results relating to the common perception that dyslexic students are disadvantaged by certain features of conventional exam papers, such as font use and text spacing. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:52:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=118022 An FBI specialist is to address European language experts on new forensic technology for detecting cheating in language exams. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:49:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=118002 Ireland’s fast-track scheme to help immigrants with refugee status into their host communities uses a mixture of intense language classes, practical skills and learning about the systems and culture of Ireland. Could England’s plans to foster citizenship in the immigrant community benefit from this approach? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:47:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125723 From December through to February the House of Commons Select Committee on Children, Schools and Families has been holding an Inquiry into testing and assessment. MPs have questioned a range of witnesses and received a plethora of written evidence to try to find out exactly what problems might be being experienced in schools, colleges and workplaces and to try and identify some potential solutions. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:46:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=117222 A seminar looking at the role Cambridge has played in the introduction of school exams will take place on Thursday 13 March as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Cambridge Assessment, the UK’s oldest surviving exam board. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:07:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124622 We take a look at the development of examinations from the early days to their present form. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:29:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=116802 Bribery letters, 150-year-old examiner reports, eye-witness accounts of hardship during the First and Second World Wars and past exam questions feature in an online exhibition – from the archive of Cambridge Assessment. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:32:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=125702 The Third Cambridge Assessment Research Seminar was hosted and chaired by Barry Sheerman MP, Chair of the House of Commons’ Children, Schools and Families Select Committee. The session was entitled: “What makes a good teacher? An overview of teaching effectiveness research.” Attendees were addressed by three keynote speakers; Professor Patricia Broadfoot, Professor Mary James and Professor Deborah Myhill. After the presentations there was a sustained debate to which all were able to contribute. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:40:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=116702 Cambridge Assessment and OCR are recruiting professional biologists and sociologists to help them shape the future of grading examinations. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:39:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=116623 Pupils at Bristol Grammar School experienced exams 1858 style on Tuesday 15 January. They took part in a special lesson to celebrate the anniversary of being one of the first schools in the country to sit exams from the 150-year-old University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, known as UCLES. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:49:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=116386 New research published today by Europe’s largest assessment agency shows that students choose A level subjects they think will be enjoyable and interesting, without much input from the so called “experts”. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:43:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=115864 Cambridge ESOL has developed a new test called the Gujarat English Language Test, to assess ability related to the lower range of levels set out in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:59:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124442 Given that there is currently a large Government-funded trial in place, it may seem premature to even ask this question. The five-year, £1.6million trial – was given backing by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board which owns the SAT - is currently in its second year. This article suggests that serious questions should be asked now rather than wait for the end of the trial. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:43:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114764 The question “Is there more to e-assessment than new technologies?” is top of the agenda at the forthcoming Cambridge Assessment Network Conference, on 15 October at Robinson College Cambridge. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:10:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114607 With immediate effect the administration of STEP will be managed by the specialist Admissions Test Team based within OCR’s parent body, Cambridge Assessment. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:17:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114503 Cambridge Assessment recently took part in the 33rd annual conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:53:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114443 Leading education experts and exam providers from across the world will exchange the latest research, ideas and experiences of different countries’ education systems at a major conference in Cambridge. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:01:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124422 'Underachieving boys' and 'overachieving girls' Revisited - Rhetoric and Reality is the title of the chapter written by Tim Oates that opens the recently published book Genderwatch. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:32:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114263 UK exam board OCR – part of the Cambridge Assessment Group – has announced that it is launching the Principal Learning components for three of the initial five Diploma lines of learning. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:14:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124262 Admissions Tests in Higher Education Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:35:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114043 Tougher laws on religious belief, gender and sexual preference have prompted a big growth in diversity training according to The Psychometrics Centre at Cambridge Assessment. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:34:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114044 International delegates had the chance to debate the role and responsibilities of public examinations providers in today’s society, at a tailored study programme in May. Wed, 30 May 2007 15:36:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114204 Cambridge Assessment’s Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) – a non subject-specific aptitude test, normally associated with Cambridge University admissions – will be taken by Czech students, in Czech, this summer. Thu, 24 May 2007 16:26:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114023 Help is on the way for Oxford admission tutors who are struggling to decide which applicants to call for interview. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:08:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=124222 Cambridge Assessment's evidence submission to Education Select Committee Thu, 17 May 2007 13:29:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114143 The first in a series of education research seminars takes place in the UK House of Commons on 25 April. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:37:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114144 The Cambridge Assessment Network – which provides professional development activities for all individuals involved in assessment – organised its second Excellence in Assessment seminar on 23 March 2007, on the subject of Assessment for Learning. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:41:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=110871 UK exam board OCR – part of the Cambridge Assessment Group – welcomes Lord Dearing’s Languages Review. OCR produces Asset Languages, the assessment scheme for the Languages Ladder. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:46:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114223 A group of 50 headteachers from across the UK gathered in Cambridge to tackle some of the key issues concerning the future of assessment. They sought, and found, common ground between the teaching profession and exam boards. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114163 Cambridge Assessment has awarded a six-month secondment to a student from the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff (UWIC), as a result of the Innovate to Educate Awards. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:55:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113643 International GCSE (IGCSE) could help UK Government achieve its aims, says University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) CIE response to IGCSE consultation. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:25:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114183 Almost 150 people from across the globe gathered to hear Professor James Flynn’s theories of intelligence and how massive IQ gains from one generation to another – otherwise know as “the Flynn effect” – at a seminar hosted by The Psychometrics Centre in Cambridge on 15 December. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:05:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113663 UK exam board OCR - part of the Cambridge Assessment group - welcomes the Dearing interim report and commented both on the Languages Ladder and GCSEs. OCR created Asset Languages, the assessment scheme for the DfES’ Languages Ladder. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:56:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113723 Cambridge Assessment, today urged UK educators to look beyond the QCA comparability study which reviewed four International GCSE (IGCSE) and GCSE subjects. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:25:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113783 A new multimedia DVD is to help universities, professional bodies and employers tighten up on recruitment by showing what different levels of performance in a major English language test actually look and sound like. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:41:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113803 Cambridge Assessment welcomes the Government’s decision to hold a consultation on the possibility of using the International GCSE (IGCSE) in state-maintained schools in England. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:53:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113823 Vietnam gains Cambridge ESOL advantage. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:19:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113883 One of the leading universities in Latin America is setting new standards for language teaching in Mexico by putting all of its English teachers through the Cambridge TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test). Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:15:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113884 International educational expert Professor Dylan Wiliam, who recently returned from the USA, will speak on Assessment for Learning at Cambridge on 15 September. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:18:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113903 Cambridge Assessment is proud to support the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’(CIPR) Outstanding Education Reporting for National Journalists award, which will be presented on Thursday 29 June. The award recognises the importance of high quality reporting in the education sector. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:32:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113923 Cambridge Assessment today announces that Tim Oates will be joining the organisation to lead its growing Assessment Research and Development division. Mr Oates joins from the Qualifications and Curriculum Agency, where he has been Head of Research and Statistics for most of the last decade. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:39:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113924 This week, students from thousands of schools and colleges across the country will be invited to participate in a full-scale study of uniTEST, a new generic admissions test designed to help universities in their selection processes. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:40:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113943 An innovative qualification designed to promote excellence in assessment has been launched by the Cambridge Assessment Network. The inaugural Certificate Programme in Principles and Practice of Assessment will begin teaching tomorrow (28th February 2006). Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:08:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113963 The latest push to expand research capacity at Cambridge Assessment takes place today. Two more recruits are sought to take the organisation’s research teams up to fifty staff. The enhanced research programme is designed to help examination boards, Government and regulators make better decisions on assessment. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:11:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=113983 Cambridge Assessment and leading educational publisher Harcourt Education will launch achieve, an online ‘assessment for learning’ system that supports teachers in the implementation of formative assessment at key stage 3, at BETT on Thursday 12 January 2006. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:16:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114004 A major new study published this week by researchers at Cambridge Assessment, Europe’s largest assessment agency, has shed light on the writing abilities of today’s teenagers. Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:26:00 GMT http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114006 Innovate to Educate from NESTA Futurelab, an organisation dedicated to researching, developing and evaluating new technologies for learning, is a new award for students working on degree and postgraduate projects in multimedia, ICT or related subjects. Supported by Cambridge Assessment, the award encourages students to work with a teacher/educator to focus their final year or similar project on a novel digital resource to assist learning, in school or out of school. Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:29:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114007 The Rt Hon Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty, Chair of the British Council, visited Cambridge today to see for himself some of the good work that is being done around the globe by Europe’s largest assessment agency. Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:31:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114008 Top global education experts including Baroness Onora O’Neill – renowned for her BBC Reith Lectures – debated the key issue of trust in the UK assessment system at a conference held today to launch the ‘Cambridge Assessment Network’. The Network is being established to help an international community of assessment professionals share knowledge and expertise. Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:32:00 BST http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/News_Room/Latest_News/News?id=114009 Cambridge Assessment is proud to sponsor this year's event. As Europe's largest assessment agency, we are keen to support the role that new technologies will play in enhancing the range of assessment services that can be offered. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:34:00 BST