Cambridge Assessment News

The assessment cycle at your fingertips: Cambridge launches A102 on-demand

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:25:45 GMT

Cambridge has expanded its assessment professional development offering by launching A102: Introducing Assessment Practice. After a thorough review period, this new on-demand format has been developed for practitioners seeking flexible, self-paced and research-informed assessment training.

Cambridge award in assessment benchmarked at RQF level 6 standard

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:48:08 GMT

The Assessment Network is delighted to announce that our Advanced Assessment Practitioner Award has been found comparable to RQF Level 6 standard overall by Ecctis. This gives Cambridge learners the opportunity to gain an award which is equivalent in level to a bachelor’s degree (in a UK educational context) by developing and showcasing their assessment knowledge.

First cohort receives advanced award from Cambridge Assessment Network

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:09:07 GMT

A group of global assessment practitioners have had their assessment expertise recognised by Cambridge Assessment Network through a new award based on innovation in assessment.

Cambridge Assessment Network launches new data course

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:16:14 GMT

Cambridge Assessment Network is celebrating the release of its latest online self-study course: Data Literacy Essentials. Made in conjunction with the Data Science Unit and Research teams from across Cambridge, Data Literacy Essentials will equip participants with the essential skills to become more comfortable with data.

Global e-assessment event comes to Cambridge

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:36:54 GMT

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is pleased to host global e-assessment practitioners for the Flip+ annual conference.

Global assessment community reaches one-year milestone

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:40:22 GMT

Cambridge Assessment Network is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its global membership community. Launched in March last year, the scheme has created a worldwide network of professionals committed to getting assessment right.

Mongolian assessment practitioners receive Cambridge award

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:20:00 GMT

55 specialists from the Education Evaluation Center of Mongolia and four other major Mongolian educational institutions have been celebrating the milestone of achieving an Assessment Practitioner Award from Cambridge.

Bring in mock online GCSEs as soon as next year, says academic

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Every 14/15-year-old in the country should sit a mock online GCSE as soon as next year, an academic has told a Cambridge University Press & Assessment event.

Bringing together the assessment community

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:21 GMT

Cambridge Assessment Network announces the launch of its membership scheme, aimed at bringing together a worldwide network of practitioners looking to enrich their understanding of assessment and prepare for the future of education.

Exam board uses comparative judgement to help set GCSE grade boundaries

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:29:39 GMT

New research from Cambridge University Press & Assessment reports how UK exam board, OCR, used comparative judgement for the first time to help set grade boundaries for several GCSEs and A Levels in autumn 2020.

Reform rather than revolution needed

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:55:21 GMT

Barnaby Lenon explores the nature and purpose of exams - specifically the GCSE - and debates some of the reasons behind recent calls to abolish them at a Cambridge Assessment Network seminar.

Mapping the Way to a More Equitable Future for Education - Launch

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:26:45 GMT

Loic Menzies joins Cambridge Assessment Network to lead a conversation about the need to build a more equitable education system, and how we might go about doing that by bringing together cross-sector support.

Cambridge Assessment awarded a Platinum Green Impact award 2020-21

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:59:07 GMT

We have been awarded Platinum and our colleagues have received special awards at the Green Impact Awards 2020-21, a United Nations award-winning programme recognising and supporting environmentally and socially sustainable practices within academic organisations, run by the National Union of Students.

New EDIB Director for Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:45:30 GMT

Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press appoint Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) Director.

Moodle Yoodle the cow moo-ves into Triangle

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:35:31 GMT

In the early hours of Sunday 27 June 2021, Cambridge Assessment’s very own cow moved into its new home in front of our global headquarters.

Submission of our first United Nations Global Compact report on our commitment to sustainability

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:12:42 GMT

Following the announcement in November 2020 that both Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press are both participants in the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, Cambridge Assessment has now submitted its first report on progress.

Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment colleagues give more than 1000 hours to volunteering

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMT

Despite the challenges of the last year, more than 100 colleagues have given more than 1000 hours to community projects.

The path to a Natural History GCSE

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:26:45 GMT

A Cambridge Assessment Network seminar has heard how, with the support of Cambridge Assessment and OCR, environmentalist and campaigner Mary Colwell was able to bring her idea for a GCSE in Natural History to life.

What is blocking real change in education?

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:38:00 GMT

What will it take to achieve real change in education? That was the question debated at an event which explored the steps we should be taking after a year in which the world of education has been completely shaken up.

Walking from home

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:39:40 GMT

Adventurer James Ketchell and fundraiser and campaigner Mark Woods-Nunn spent a week sharing top tips on how to adapt and overcome when things do not go according to plan.