Losing track of your data?
Under the new Ofsted framework, inspectors will now “ignore all tracking data” and from September...
Changes in Education Throughout the Years
At the end of December, Professor Peter Tymms retired from his role as a Director of CEM.
In...
Why assessment may tell you less than you think – Part 2
By Rob Coe
In part 1 of this blog post, I posed five questions about these uses of assessments. I’m...
Why assessment may tell you less than you think – Part 1
By Rob Coe
I was inspired to write this blog by reading Harry Fletcher-Wood's book ‘Responsive...
Standardised Scores 101 – Understanding how Standardised Scores are Calculated
By Richard Selfridge
If a student scores 65% on a test, what does this tell you? Is this mark good?...
Guess the Misconception
When I am lucky enough to talk to a group of maths teachers, whether it is in my school or one I am...
The Level Illusion
By James Pembroke
Back when I worked in a local authority I was asked to build an Excel-based...
What do we mean by Research Informed Practice in Education?
In 2017, the International School of Geneva’s Institute of Learning and Teaching, in partnership...
Evidence-Based Education: Who should be doing what?
Being a teacher is hard enough, without spending unnecessary amounts of time on practices that just...
How can we trust research?
By Dr Gary Jones
A major challenge for anyone interested in the use of research within both schools...