Why the best data comes with a dash of SAS
What exactly is the New Group Reading Test and how can it help teachers support their students? Georgina Cook unpacks GL Education's popular reading assessment
Blogs
Read articles by authors ranging from teaching staff and senior leaders to educational advisers. Always topical, our blog posts have a strong ‘how to’ focus, feature pupil stories and examples, and regularly cover issues at the top of school agendas.
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Welcome to the future of assessment
Crispin Chatterton, our Director of Education, unveils the latest digital tool to help schools make more of their data.
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Understanding and addressing the pastoral needs of students in high achieving schools
How PASS is helping Caxton College to evolve from reactive measures to strategic prevention.
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Supporting children with SEND at transition
GL Education's Emma Dibden explains how to support pupils with SEND at transition, and how assessment can be used to identify vulnerable students.
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The Data Triangulation Challenge: Tricia Henderson
An illustration of the way schools can interrogate the data from the PASS survey to identify and support students’ pastoral needs.
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‘Beneath the mask’: why your students’ aptitude and attitude matter now more than ever
In international schools worldwide, in order to succeed amid the different pressures and challenges under which they have to function, many students wear masks.
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How Power BI can help to understand and make use of your CAT4 data
Matthew Corke from Wellington College in Shanghai shares how he has been using Power BI to visualise the data generated from CAT4.
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Motivating students to re-engage with the curriculum
Following an extended school absence, the most important question we should consider is: ‘How do we motivate our students to re-engage with the curriculum.
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Meeting the challenge of lockdown and the return to school in Hong Kong
Ross Armitage, Head of Primary at The French International School looks at the challenges of lockdown and returning to school.
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Key considerations: The phased reopening of schools for learners with SEND
Adam Boddison, CEO of nasen explores how some learners will need longer to adapt to the ‘new normal’ of school life after a lack of access to formal support.
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What do students’ beliefs and feelings tell you about the quality of education in your school
Before embarking on my career in education, I worked as a physiotherapist. The overlap with teaching I believe is significant.
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Reviewing and adapting reading support for children of all abilities
Stephen Sharma, Deputy Head of Primary, Nord Anglia International School Dubai explores how the school were looking for data to support curriculum modifications