Diversity and inclusion networks: What are they and why do organisations need them? by Chloe Shaw & Will Saville, 27 February 2019 Retiring chairs of staff networks Chloe Shaw and Will Saville discuss the positive impact that the groups have had on the Cambridge Assessment community.
We all have a 'relationship' with assessment by Simon Child & The Assessment Network, 13 February 2019 Simon Child explains how the concept of trust, as explored by Dr Mary Richardson in a recent seminar, informs his work as Head of Assessment Training for the Cambridge Assessment Network.
Exploring standards in language assessment at AALA by Guest Blogger, 07 February 2019 Iris Bi of Cambridge Assessment English presents insights from the Asian Association of Language Assessment conference in China, which featured several Cambridge English representatives.
Communicative, popular, punctual Earth Pigs by Bene't Steinberg, 06 February 2019 What does the Year of the Earth Pig promise for education and China-UK relations in 2019?
What can education economics teach mainstream education research? by Guest Blogger, 14 January 2019 As the Centre for Education Economics launches an expanded monthly research digest, guest blogger Lee Crawfurd explains how the discipline of education economics has much to teach mainstream education research.
Working with SOS Children’s Villages – Charity of the Year Update by Guest Blogger, 20 December 2018 As 2018 came to a close, Sian from our charity committee looked back on the great things achieved with last year’s charity of the year – SOS Children’s Villages
Stranger Things than a passion for media theory by Guest Blogger, 09 November 2018 John Hibbert, OCR's Subject Advisor for Media and Film Studies, shares his lifelong passion for the subject and an obsession with a certain retro television series.
Pleased to Meet You - Simon Child by Simon Child, 01 November 2018 Simon Child of The Network reflects on his last few years at Cambridge Assessment and tells us what’s keeping him busy in his new role.
Celebrating black history makers by Guest Blogger, 18 October 2018 Asher Goodenough of OCR gives his impressions of a new exhibition supported by Cambridge Assessment highlighting notable black alumni of Cambridge University, including famous faces and groundbreaking graduates.
English teaching, learning and assessment in the ‘Land of the Pharaohs’ by Graeme Harrison, 04 October 2018 Graeme Harrison reports on a successful visit to Egypt, a country that promises exciting future developments.
Pleased to meet you - Uzma Yousuf by Guest Blogger, 13 June 2018 Uzma is Cambridge International’s Country Director for Pakistan, based in Islamabad. She tells us about balancing her career with family life, tackling self-doubt, and doing what feels right.
Pleased to meet you - Sujata Stead by Guest Blogger, 08 June 2018 Sujata is the CEO of Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (CBLA), the Melbourne-based organisation that develops and manages the Occupational English Test (OET).
Let's collaborate to support refugees and asylum seekers with English by Guest Blogger, 24 May 2018 Chloe Shaw and Sarah Rogerson from Cambridge Assessment English seek your support and ideas on collaborating to support refugees and asylum seekers with English.
Home away from home by Hanan Khalifa, 13 April 2018 We've been working with Malaysia so much that it's begun to feel like a home away from home for our Deputy Director of Partnerships, Projects and Policy, Hanan Khalifa.
Paying attention to research and reflecting on the basics = good assessment design by Guest Blogger, 10 April 2018 Joanna Williamson and David Summers encouraged critical thinking and highlighted how paying attention to research and reflecting on the basics leads to good assessment design at this year's Annual Admissions Conference in Newport, Wales.
Investigating impact in Southeast Asia's 'garden city' by Hanan Khalifa, 09 April 2018 Cambridge Assessment English's Deputy Director of Partnerships, Projects and Policy, Hanan Khalifa, reflects on her first professional visit to the small island with a big Cambridge Assessment relationship.
Collaborating to overcome a changing education landscape by Will Saville, 06 April 2018 William Saville, our Business Development Manager for the UK at Cambridge Assessment English, reflects on his first visit to the UCAS Annual Admissions Conference, held this year in Newport, Wales.
What works in education? Musings and inspirations from the SXSW Edu conference by Andrew Nye, 03 April 2018 Andrew Nye and Dr Evelina Galaczi from Cambridge Assessment English were challenged to think critically about the future of teaching and learning at this year's SXSW Edu conference in Texas.
Cambridge Mathematics turns three by Guest Blogger, 27 March 2018 Elizabeth Cater, from Cambridge University Press, looks back at where Cambridge Mathematics started, what has been achieved, and where it is going next.
Pleased to meet you: Tammy Liu by Tammy Liu, 13 March 2018 Tammy, who has recently joined the organisation, takes us on a personal tour of California, Paris, China, and Cambridge...
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