I write at the end of a week when I have felt despair at the assessment system; an assessment system that I feel has set my child up to fail rather than to succeed....
GCSEs are failing too many young people, risk irrelevance to countless employers and are based on outdated science. It’s time for a radical rethink on how we assess young people and measure their progress through the ed...
An interesting piece on the Primarytimery.com website explores how assessments at primary schools could be made more useful for teachers and parents....
As we return to some kind of normality post-Covid, the role that exams and teacher assessment play in our qualifications systems continues to come under scrutiny....
If we are serious about re-engaging all young people as we move to a different normality we need to be open to greater flexibility and a wider range of assessment approaches. ...
The consensus is clear: the education system is not effectively preparing young people for the future. In fact, in many cases, it is actively setting them up to fail. So what practical steps can we take to change this?...
Skills Builder Partnership have released a ground-breaking report that investigates the state of essential skills in the UK. What did it say, and what actions should be taken?...
Like many business leaders today, I am a lot less interested in the list of academic achievements within a candidate’s CV than I am in their practical skills and lived experiences....
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