Cambridge CEM Blog

Read the latest articles on education and assessment written by teachers, school leaders and assessment experts.

6 elements of great teaching

"You’re a teacher. You know how to help people learn hard stuff. Do that."

Professor Rob Coe

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6 Tactics to help a child work on set tasks

Children who are inattentive, hyperactive or impulsive are likely to benefit from an environment...

Inattentive behaviour in the classroom

By Professor Christine Merrell

The unintended consequences of pursuing an ‘outstanding’

Although I now have the luxury of not being accountable to Ofsted, for ten years as a primary...

Using CEM Base to support teachers

At last, September has arrived and the start of a new school year. As the Early Years Lead across...

Is student progress the same as teacher effectiveness?

There’s plenty to cry ‘unfair’ about in teaching right now.

Five Things I’ve Learned about the Importance of Good Assessment

By Alex Quigley

Having been a teacher for nearly fifteen years, it may surprise you to hear that I...

How can teachers learn to be better teachers?

By Professor Rob Coe

Download Professor Rob Coe’s presentation from the 2017 Festival of Education....

Where is the value in assessment?

Assessment is one of those things that you think you know what it is until you start to really...

Five things you need to know about value-added

We all know that academic progress is an individual thing. Making progress relies on a whole range...