Home away from home by Hanan Khalifa, 13 April 2018 We've been working with Malaysia so much that it's begun to feel like a home away from home for our Deputy Director of Partnerships, Projects and Policy, Hanan Khalifa.
Paying attention to research and reflecting on the basics = good assessment design by Guest Blogger, 10 April 2018 Joanna Williamson and David Summers encouraged critical thinking and highlighted how paying attention to research and reflecting on the basics leads to good assessment design at this year's Annual Admissions Conference in Newport, Wales.
Investigating impact in Southeast Asia's 'garden city' by Hanan Khalifa, 09 April 2018 Cambridge Assessment English's Deputy Director of Partnerships, Projects and Policy, Hanan Khalifa, reflects on her first professional visit to the small island with a big Cambridge Assessment relationship.
Collaborating to overcome a changing education landscape by Will Saville, 06 April 2018 William Saville, our Business Development Manager for the UK at Cambridge Assessment English, reflects on his first visit to the UCAS Annual Admissions Conference, held this year in Newport, Wales.
What works in education? Musings and inspirations from the SXSW Edu conference by Andrew Nye, 03 April 2018 Andrew Nye and Dr Evelina Galaczi from Cambridge Assessment English were challenged to think critically about the future of teaching and learning at this year's SXSW Edu conference in Texas.
Cambridge Mathematics turns three by Guest Blogger, 27 March 2018 Elizabeth Cater, from Cambridge University Press, looks back at where Cambridge Mathematics started, what has been achieved, and where it is going next.
Pleased to meet you: Tammy Liu by Tammy Liu, 13 March 2018 Tammy, who has recently joined the organisation, takes us on a personal tour of California, Paris, China, and Cambridge...
"Everyone needs a Dog friend for advice and help" by Bene't Steinberg, 02 March 2018 As we welcome another Chinese New Year, Bene't Steinberg learns from the UK's All Parliamentary Group for China why characteristics of the dog are so popular in social circles.
From our archives: Number crunching in the 1960s by Gillian Cooke, 09 January 2018 From an abacus to an IBM - how did our technology evolve throughout the twentieth century to support the marking of our examinations?
From our archives: The EBacc subjects by Gillian Cooke, 03 January 2018 With new government targets to increase the take up of EBacc subjects among Year 10 students, it seems appropriate to look back at these subjects in the curriculum of our ancestors.
What we did before PISA by Tim Oates, 20 December 2017 While investigating design challenges for national assessment in this 'accountability era', Sandra Johnson explores international performance surveys which pre-date PISA.
To Cleverlands we go by Guest Blogger, 18 October 2017 Guest blogger and audience member Jenna Watson shares some of the key takeaways for teachers from our seminar 'Assessing the World - Visiting Cleverlands'.
Hello to Mr Silicon Chips - Can technology prevent pupils from ever producing real art? by Martin Robinson, 18 October 2017 Martin Robinson asks whether the rise of ed tech is having a particular effect on the quality of education preparing our next generation of artists, who he fears are being prepared for an ‘inauthentic future.’
Research before research at Cambridge Assessment by Gillian Cooke, 05 October 2017 In 2017 we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of formal establishment of research in Cambridge Assessment. Does this mean that, before 1967, there was no research or research discussion at all in the organisation?
Back to the book by Guest Blogger, 29 September 2017 Danish publishing director Anders Hassing engaged with the #TextbooksCount debate, driven by Tim Oates' work, on social media and we invited him to write a guest blog about whether he sees a future for textbooks.
Digital literacy is just code… for cultural illiteracy by Guest Blogger, 16 August 2017 TES columinst Joe Nutt guest blogs for us following a lively debate about the use of technology in education, which Cambridge Assessment sponsored and live-streamed for the Centre for Education Economics.
The basics of assessment for new teachers by Guest Blogger, 11 August 2017 Guest blogger Ann Gravells explains why she thinks new teachers especially should study the basics of assessment, and how different types of assessment feedback can have an impact on learners’ confidence.
Top of the cops by Bene't Steinberg, 28 July 2017 We were pleased to present the Cambridge Assessment-sponsored Student Officer of the Year award to PC Steve Girdlestone.
How good are you at mathematics? by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 24 July 2017 Cambridge Mathematics' Lucy Rycroft-Smith discusses the negative effects of grouping students for teaching by their mathematical proficiency and explores some alternatives.
Big Numbers and Mexico by Saul Nassé, 24 July 2017 Saul Nassé reports back from Mexico, where Cambridge English are looking to support 40 million students and two million teachers in the government's ambition of turning the entire country bi-lingual.
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