How do children learn? There was a lively debate about the science of how children learn and the implications this has for education policy at Cambridge Assessment’s seventh Parliamentary Research Enquiry at the Houses of Parliament. Read more
The future of A Levels Group Chief Executive Simon Lebus and Group Director of Assessment, Research and Development Tim Oates both spoke recently on 'The future of the qualifications and assessment system - A Level reform and university entrance'. Read more
Could do better: Using international comparisons to refine the National Curriculum in England Recent reviews of the National Curriculum have failed to harness the insights emerging from high quality transnational comparisons... read more
Challenges of assessment reform 150 educationalists gathered at the 5th Cambridge Assessment conference to debate the practical consequences of assessment reform. Read more
Cambridge International Teachers' Conference 2010 200 teachers from over 40 countries gathered in Cambridge to debate the dimensions of a global education, identifying and sharing best practice in education for a connected world. Read more
A better approach to regulating qualifications standards In light of the upcoming Government White Paper on education this autumn, Cambridge Assessment explains how standards can be best be maintained... read more
Understanding and establishing standards in qualifications Scaling methods have been introduced into the world of assessment relatively recently and have the potential to lead to exciting innovations in several aspects of the assessment process. read more
Building a Better History Curriculum (11-19) In advance of the Government’s new curriculum review groups being established, teachers and historians gathered to share their views about England's history curriculum. Read more
How do HE institutions differentiate between applicants? How can HE institutions choose between applicants in a way that is consistent, fair, transparent and predictive of their future academic success? Read more
School exams: what's really happening to ‘standards’? Films and presentations from our 2010 debate about examination standards. Read more
England’s National Curriculum – does it miss the point? Since its introduction in 1988, there have been successive revisions to the form and content of the National Curriculum – and Cambridge Assessment is concerned about the current direction of revision policy. Read more
How much control should the state have over educational assessment? Experts discussed the role of the state in assessment at the 4th Cambridge Assessment Conference. read more
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