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Cambridge Wellbeing Check wins Teach Secondary award

The Cambridge Wellbeing Check, Cambridge Insight’s assessment that provides unprecedented insight into how students feel and where they need support, has been awarded a Highly Commended prize by the Teach Secondary Awards 2023. ‘This is most...

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Giving your Year 7 students a strong start

The transition from Year 6 to Year 7 is a significant milestone for students and their parents. It highlights the process of growth, discovery and...

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Assessment for growth: Turning data into action in multi-academy trusts

With government expectations that every school will join a multi-academy trust (MAT) by 2030, how can assessment practices be part of an effective...

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Cambridge Insight Networks provide knowledge-sharing platform

Cambridge Insight has launched a new network for school leaders to share knowledge, best practice and solutions to common challenges with each other,...

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How schools can support post-16 students’ mental wellbeing

Our new post-16 lesson plan for the Cambridge Wellbeing Check provides teachers with hands-on guidance for understanding and improving students’...

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Working with schools in Southeast Asia to understand what contributes to success in education

In February and March 2023, Dr Irenka Suto, Assistant Director of Assessment & Research, and Suzanne Crocker, Researcher & Assessment Products...

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How much progress do children make in literacy in the first year of school?

Early Years teachers help lay the foundation for education and discovery. They play a pivotal role in children's development in their first year of...

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Predictions, aspirations, expectations and outcomes

Have schools got the ‘perfect’ system where every student achieves the grade they want? Unlikely. There are a number of factors that can get in the...

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­­­Guide to assessment in the first term

The beginning of a school year is always the busiest. There’s so much to consider and do and plan and prepare for that it can feel overwhelming....

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Five basics of baseline assessment

Assessment is the bridge between teaching and learning. When done well, assessment can drive improvement, shape behaviours and maximise student...

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