Cambridge CEM Blog

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

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...

Practical work in science – CEM wants to hear from you

By Kirsty Younger

CEM wants to hear from you on practical work in science.

What makes great assessment?

Almost 20 years ago, at the very tail-end of the last century, Professor Rob Coe published his...

Assessment for Teacher Learning: Making CPD responsive

Here’s the big idea – teachers can only improve their practice when they also improve their ability...

No robust evidence to prove learning styles exist

This week leading academics from the worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology expressed...

How much difference does going to school make?

By Professor Christine Merrell, CEM Director of Research Development.

The contribution of schooling...

Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1938 – 2017

At the end of January, the educational researcher who influenced me more than any other, my...

A Vision for Enhanced Professionalism

"Teaching is far and away the most important of all professions. Teachers make more difference to...