Blogs

At a recent Westminster Education Forum Peter Monteath from Cambridge International Examinations talked about developing qualifications to meet the needs of international schools outside the UK.

Tim Oates and Martin Johnson took to one of the largest skate parks in Europe to understand how young people learn from each other in this unique outdoor context.

Guest blogger, Carla Adams, looks ahead to a world where today's school children will be in jobs we can't yet imagine.

Our Group Archivist Gillian explains how the modern-day GCSE examinations came to fruition.

Guest blogger Emily responds to a recent Education Select Committee debating primary school assessment and accountability, at which our own Tim Oates gave evidence.

Saul Nassé looks for collaboration opportunities in Doha and learns about the new direction for education in the Middle East.

Designing assessments for a digitalised world

Tim Oates addresses the 'zombie ideas' which misinterpret the success behind the Finnish education system, debunking the myths and accepted truths which 'refuse to die'. Read more.

Hanan Khalifa shared the stage with royalty when she was invited to speak on behalf of Cambridge English at this year's Commonwealth Head of Governments Meeting in Malta.

Saul Nassé has to get creative with a selfie stick and gaffer tape while delivering a speech in Tasmania.

Twitter's chemistry community sat up and took note of a new report suggesting chemistry undergraduates' maths needs aren't being met before they embark on their studies.

Gender and assessment - surely everything's changed... but it's not clear that it has...

Tim Oates argues that the curriculum isn't "all sorted", but a series of 'tweaks' rather than 'big bang' reform is what's needed.

We delve into our archives for a look back at some of the exam results stories over our 150 year history.

Saul Nassé blogs on the 'magnifying effect' improving English language learning and making new partnerships in Malaysia.

Dr Frances Wilson has written a helpful blog explaining the new 9-1 grading structure for reformed GCSEs.

Saul Nassé, Group Chief Executive at Cambridge Assessment, looks back at how far virtual reality technology has come, and forward to how it may change the way we learn.

Guest blogger David Wang returns to tell us about the UK Modern Apprenticeship Scheme and why it's attracting a lot of interest in China.

A regular Cantabrigian event -a bicycle crash - saw Philip Parker step in to talk about how we develop qualifications for the rest of the world at the Westminster Education Forum.

Tim Oates argues that it's time to introduce a Framework for National Assessment to guarantee stability, quality and consensus.