Blogs

Cambridge International’s CEO Christine Özden tells us what she has learned about the global assessment organisation and where it is headed.

Jill Duffy became Chief Executive of OCR in November 2018. Here, she tells us about her path into education and the challenges she faces in her role.

In response to a suggestion that International GCSEs (IGCSEs) are 'easier' than reformed GCSEs, our researcher Tom Benton looked into the methods used in the original research by Datalab.

What is a Rasch user? Tom Bramley reports from the 13th UK Rasch user group as the annual psychometric modelling meeting returns to Cambridge Assessment.

Research Officer Sinéad Fitzsimons reveals how two events exploring access to education for migrants chimed with the theme of a recent speech by Group Chief Executive Saul Nassé.

Retiring chairs of staff networks Chloe Shaw and Will Saville discuss the positive impact that the groups have had on the Cambridge Assessment community.

Simon Child explains how the concept of trust, as explored by Dr Mary Richardson in a recent seminar, informs his work as Head of Assessment Training for the Cambridge Assessment Network.

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

What does the Year of the Earth Pig promise for education and China-UK relations in 2019?

As the Centre for Education Economics launches an expanded monthly research digest, guest blogger Lee Crawfurd explains how the discipline of education economics has much to teach mainstream education research.

As 2018 came to a close, Sian from our charity committee looked back on the great things achieved with last year’s charity of the year – SOS Children’s Villages

John Hibbert, OCR's Subject Advisor for Media and Film Studies, shares his lifelong passion for the subject and an obsession with a certain retro television series.

Simon Child of The Network reflects on his last few years at Cambridge Assessment and tells us what’s keeping him busy in his new role.

Uzma is Cambridge International’s Country Director for Pakistan, based in Islamabad. She tells us about balancing her career with family life, tackling self-doubt, and doing what feels right.

Sujata is the CEO of Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (CBLA), the Melbourne-based organisation that develops and manages the Occupational English Test (OET).

Chloe Shaw and Sarah Rogerson from Cambridge Assessment English seek your support and ideas on collaborating to support refugees and asylum seekers with English.

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.

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.