Blogs on 'Cambridge Assessment English'

The Cambridge Assessment Group has produced a range of resources and digital products that can support and enable remote teaching and learning.

Students returning to school this September are facing more than their fair share of challenges. From the socially distanced classroom to reduced extra-curricular activities, life is very different for the class of 2020 and this has led to fears, among education professionals, of rising student anxiety and a drop in confidence.

In recent weeks, the debate over university admissions procedures has again come to the fore. This has been prompted partly by the impact of Covid-19 on education, but also because of growing concern that admissions based on predicted grades and personal statements can, perhaps unintentionally, disadvantage certain student groups.

Dan Frost, Learning Technology Lead at Cambridge Assessment English and part of the team behind the SHAPE initiative, reflects on the online event and its outcomes.

Video games have become a mainstream phenomenon. Despite this, many people don’t realise how beneficial video games can be for language learning, and for learning more generally. We explore the potential benefits of video games for English language learners and challenge some of the common misconceptions that exist about video games.

The novel coronavirus outbreak presents huge and unexpected challenges for the education community worldwide. As an international exams group, Cambridge Assessment has a range of resources and digital products available that can support and enable remote teaching and learning.

The Anglo-Mexican Foundation operates Cambridge Assessment English exams across Mexico and Guatemala. Annemarie Stolk and Rosemary Flatt visited to find out more.

Two inspirational employees, who have been instrumental in founding and progressing Cambridge Assessment's Women in Leadership group, discuss the importance of gender equality within the organisation.

Iris Bi of Cambridge Assessment English presents insights from the Asian Association of Language Assessment conference in China, which featured several Cambridge English representatives.