on December 18, 2015
BBC News Education – Progress on closing the gap between rich and poor pupils has not moved fast or far enough to tackle the gulf within a divided Britain, a report says. GOV.UK – State of the Nation 2015 report published: the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s new report assesses progress towards the one-nation Great […]
Posted in Assessment Matters |
on December 18, 2015
GOV.UK – Technical and vocational qualifications for teaching from September 2016 and reporting in 2018 performance tables.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Performance Data, Secondary |
on December 11, 2015
GOV.UK – A consultation by Ofqual on 3 separate but closely linked sets of proposals for GCSE, AS and A level exams. GOV.UK – Alternative marking review processes for exams.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary |
on December 11, 2015
BBC News Education – More than 90,000 GCSE and A-level results were changed after challenges to grades awarded this summer, the highest on record and an increase of 17% compared with last year. The Telegraph – Record number of exam grades changed, figures show.
Posted in Examinations and Qualifications, Secondary |
on December 11, 2015
GOV.UK – This EYFS Profile handbook supports practitioners in making accurate judgements about each pupil’s attainment.
Posted in Early Years, Statutory Assessment |
on December 11, 2015
GOV.UK – This report provides guidance to schools about how to report statutory assessment outcomes for pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum tests at key stages 1 and 2. GOV.UK – Pre-key stage 1: pupils working below the test standard. GOV.UK – Pre-key stage 2: pupils working below the test standard.
Posted in Primary, Statutory Assessment |
on December 10, 2015
Department for Education – The primary school performance tables provide school-level information on the achievements and progress of pupils at the end of the 2014/15 school year. GOV.UK – Impressive progress in English primary schools continues. BBC News Education– More primary schools succeed in ‘three Rs’. TES News – Floor standards: almost 700 primaries fall […]
Posted in National Data, News, Primary |
on December 10, 2015
GOV.UK – Revised information on the 2015 national curriculum assessment at key stage 2, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.
Posted in National Data, Primary |
on December 8, 2015
GOV.UK – Guidance and requirements to support schools and local authorities involved in key stage 2 teacher assessment and statutory moderation in 2016.
Posted in Primary, Statutory Assessment |
on December 8, 2015
GOV.UK – Guidance and requirements to support schools and local authorities involved in key stage 1 teacher assessment and statutory moderation in 2016.
Posted in Primary, Statutory Assessment |
on December 7, 2015 | updated December 11, 2015
GOV.UK – Report looking at whether pre-school and early home learning helps students gain more A levels. BBC News Education – Preschools turn children on to learning, says study.
Posted in Performance Data |
on December 6, 2015
GOV.UK – The Ofsted Annual Report sets out the evidence and findings on the quality of schools and the further education and skills sector. GOV.UK – A nation divided: Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw’s speech to launch Ofsted’s 2014/15 annual report for education and skills. BBC News Education – North-south divide in England’s schools.
Posted in Assessment Matters, National Data |
on December 6, 2015
GOV.UK – Guide for schools, colleges and local authorities on new measures for the 2016 performance tables.
Posted in Performance Data, Secondary |
on December 6, 2015
TES – Growth mindsets have caught on in a big way. Teachers have mapped and adapted their own practices to Carol Dweck’s framework; schools have made it their mantra. Pendulums, though, have a propensity to swing back.
Posted in Growth Mindset |
