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In England, as in many countries around the world, the curriculum rightly is a hot topic, but such a sharp focus on it runs the risk of isolating it from teaching and assessment. Using assessment [...]

Steve Mills, Headteacher at Whitehill Junior School, a primary school in Hertfordshire, completed the Assessment Lead Programme with his colleague Anna in 2018. We spoke with Steve to find out [...]

“Teaching should start from where the student is, not from where we would like them to be.” says education professor Dylan Wiliam in this episode of Trialled and Tested, introducing how [...]

In 2015 the Carter Review of Initial Teacher Training specifically pointed to assessment as a significant area for improvement in teacher training. The review found…   ‘Of all areas of ITT [...]

Since launching in October 2017, over 600 teachers and leaders have joined the Assessment Lead Programme over the first four cohorts. As a programme of professional development which is sustained [...]