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Teaching Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
24 Jun 2022

The Difference Between Formative And Summative Assessments

When it comes to formative assessments and summative assessments, if you're a

Author: Louise Raw

quiz creation Classroom Techniques Assessment
31 May 2022

Quizzes as Formative Assessment

As a teacher, you know how important it is to have a clear plan in place for assessing pupils’ performance. Formative assessment, in ...

Author: Louise Raw

Assessment Attainment 8 and Progress 8
11 Apr 2018

Understanding Progress 8 and Attainment 8

Progress 8 was introduced in 2016 for all schools with the intention of ensuring students are studying a broad and ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Grading Marking Blog Progress 8 Attainment 8 Education Reform Assessment Attainment 8 and Progress 8
06 Sep 2017

The Pros and Cons of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

The academic year of 2016/2017 was the first in which Progress 8 and Attainment 8 were introduced to ensure all students were studying a broad and balanced curriculum.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Saving Time SLT Teachers Marking Blog Guide Teacher Resources SLT Resources Assessment
04 May 2017

Time-Saving Guide for Marking

Marking students’‭ ‬work and providing them with feedback to relay to them how they are performing is crucial to their own personal ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Praise Feedback Marking Blog Assessment
09 Mar 2017

The Importance of Timely and Effective Feedback

Marking, although time consuming, is paramount to students’ progression. It is considered by Ofsted as instrumental to the quality of teaching ...

Author: Bethany Spencer