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How schools and colleges can take assessment reform into their own hands

Three ways that schools and colleges can help build an assessment system that better reflects the strengths of each young person

Rachel Macfarlane Director of Education Services, Herts for Learning

September 27, 2022

Three ways that schools and colleges can help build an assessment system that better reflects the strengths of each young person...

Joint open letter to the new Education Secretary - priorities for education Sept 2022

The Edge Foundation wrote an open letter to the new Secretary of State, Kit Malthouse, which was signed by multiple colleagues across the education sector.

Edge Foundation Team Edge Foundation

September 9, 2022

The Edge Foundation wrote an open letter to the new Secretary of State, Kit Malthouse, which was signed by multiple colleagues across the education sector....

Parents are the experts, let’s listen to them on exams and assessment

It's time for the voices of parents to be heard when it comes to assessent

Kerry-Jane Packman Executive Director of Programmes, Membership and Charitable Services, Parentkind

July 25, 2022

Whoever ends up with the education brief after this summer’s Conservative Party leadership contest, calls for assessment reform will never be far from their in-tray. ...

The RA Learner Profile: our response to five important questions

The Rethinking Assessment response to of the thoughtful feedback we’ve received

Rethinking Assessment Team

July 17, 2022

Last month, we officially launched the concept for our digital Learner Profile. ...

New Metrics for Success

Transforming what we value in school

Richard Owens Woodleigh Institute and National Coordinator – MTC Australia

July 17, 2022

The partners involved in the New Metrics Project are collaborating on ground-breaking research into the development of transformative approaches to the teaching, learning, and assessment of complex competencies...

ReThinking: losing our way with assessment

Assessment techniques for interdisciplinary learning

David Perry Chair, The Comino Foundation

July 4, 2022

The Comino Foundation is a small education charity with over fifty years experience of bridging the education and industry sectors...

The learner profile could finally give us the broad curriculum we need

After years of talk, it’s time we see real change in the assessment system

Adrian Lyons Former HMI national lead for economics, business & enterprise

June 21, 2022

The recent publication of headlines from ‘Rethinking Assessment’, ‘Leading Experts Call for A Digital Learner Profile to transform “narrow” education system’, gave me a sense of Deja Vue all over again. ...

Response to Times Education Commission Report

Times backs Rethinking Assessment’s plans for a broad, digital learner profile for every young person

Rethinking Assessment Team

June 15, 2022

It calls for sweeping changes to an exam system that has become ‘a dead hand on education.’...

Employers seek a broader, deeper approach to assessment

How the RA learner profile is a positive contribution to the ongoing conversation

Frank Norris Education and Skills Adviser to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP)

June 10, 2022

Employers take great pride in the civic activities of their staff. They recognise that people gain huge benefits from volunteering in a wide range of areas....

Leading experts call for a digital learner profile to transform “narrow” education system

Leading educators, employers and policy experts sign statement calling for a new approach

Rethinking Assessment Team

June 8, 2022

The way we assess our young people is “too narrow”, causes “an increase in stress” and labels a third of young people as failures. ...

We must rethink assessments to face the future

The new RA learner profile is a crucial contribution to the conversation about making our assessment approach fit for purpose

Michael Stevenson Senior Adviser OECD Education and Skills

June 8, 2022

Across the world, educators and employers are realising that there’s little merit in young people leaving education with little more than a series of numbers. A learner profile, which captures details and examples of a ...

Rethinking assessment for the future

How collaboration will help us move the assessment system forward to support learners’ development

David Gallagher CEO of NCFE

May 25, 2022

Over the past few years, we’ve seen some truly incredible instances of innovation and adaptation to help keep learners moving forward and progressing within the vocational and technical space...

Three ways that schools and colleges can help build an assessment system that better reflects the strengths of each young person

Rachel Macfarlane Director of Education Services, Herts for Learning

Three ways that schools and colleges can help build an assessment system that better reflects the strengths of each young person...

The Edge Foundation wrote an open letter to the new Secretary of State, Kit Malthouse, which was signed by multiple colleagues across the education sector.

Edge Foundation Team Edge Foundation

The Edge Foundation wrote an open letter to the new Secretary of State, Kit Malthouse, which was signed by multiple colleagues across the education sector....

It's time for the voices of parents to be heard when it comes to assessent

Kerry-Jane Packman Executive Director of Programmes, Membership and Charitable Services, Parentkind

Whoever ends up with the education brief after this summer’s Conservative Party leadership contest, calls for assessment reform will never be far from their in-tray. ...

The Rethinking Assessment response to of the thoughtful feedback we’ve received

Rethinking Assessment Team

Last month, we officially launched the concept for our digital Learner Profile. ...

Transforming what we value in school

Richard Owens Woodleigh Institute and National Coordinator – MTC Australia

The partners involved in the New Metrics Project are collaborating on ground-breaking research into the development of transformative approaches to the teaching, learning, and assessment of complex competencies...

Assessment techniques for interdisciplinary learning

David Perry Chair, The Comino Foundation

The Comino Foundation is a small education charity with over fifty years experience of bridging the education and industry sectors...

After years of talk, it’s time we see real change in the assessment system

Adrian Lyons Former HMI national lead for economics, business & enterprise

The recent publication of headlines from ‘Rethinking Assessment’, ‘Leading Experts Call for A Digital Learner Profile to transform “narrow” education system’, gave me a sense of Deja Vue all over again. ...

Times backs Rethinking Assessment’s plans for a broad, digital learner profile for every young person

Rethinking Assessment Team

It calls for sweeping changes to an exam system that has become ‘a dead hand on education.’...

How the RA learner profile is a positive contribution to the ongoing conversation

Frank Norris Education and Skills Adviser to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP)

Employers take great pride in the civic activities of their staff. They recognise that people gain huge benefits from volunteering in a wide range of areas....

Leading educators, employers and policy experts sign statement calling for a new approach

Rethinking Assessment Team

The way we assess our young people is “too narrow”, causes “an increase in stress” and labels a third of young people as failures. ...

The new RA learner profile is a crucial contribution to the conversation about making our assessment approach fit for purpose

Michael Stevenson Senior Adviser OECD Education and Skills

Across the world, educators and employers are realising that there’s little merit in young people leaving education with little more than a series of numbers. A learner profile, which captures details and examples of a ...

How collaboration will help us move the assessment system forward to support learners’ development

David Gallagher CEO of NCFE

Over the past few years, we’ve seen some truly incredible instances of innovation and adaptation to help keep learners moving forward and progressing within the vocational and technical space...

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