SSAT’s work set up a clear and useful measure of value added in education
Schools want the capacity to understand how well they contribute to their pupils’ progress and attainment, and the confidence to improve it.
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Refocusing assessment – making assessment work for your students
Alex Galvin, SSAT Senior Education Lead, writes… Back when I started teaching, assessment was pretty straightforward. Pieces of work were marked A-E and we recorded marks for certain extended pieces of work in a blue folder in the history work
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Celebrating exceptional education
Alex Galvin, SSAT Senior Education Lead, writes… The team at SSAT are in the privileged position of visiting a large number of schools every year. We know that despite the very real challenges that schools are currently facing, day in
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It’s the stories that will help sell evidence-based practice
Anne-Marie Duguid, SSAT Director of Education, writes… Now that’s over, no doubt the circular debates about education will continue, whatever the ‘winning’ manifesto proclaimed… the buzz words, the clichés, the bandwagons, the current panacea to get quick results… I’ve seen
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Post-election messages for educators and the new education secretary
Despite the hung parliament, there are some clear messages from those in education, Sue Williamson, SSAT Chief Executive, points out… Another election and another surprise result. I am listening to political pundits analysing the situation and speculating on what happens
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Stress less this exam season
A 3-stage approach can help, says life coach Hari Kalymnios
Performance management in MATs requires a shift in focus
Distinctive concerns and actions for a growing MAT
SSAT Manifesto 2017
25 things we’d like to see in a new government
Global Learning Programme: some thoughts
Promoting and enhancing global learning
Why you remember things people said, even a long time ago
Former teacher and SSAT editor Peter Chambers trawls through his personal and professional past to pick out the brief conversations that stick with you, often because they signal major change… You know how there are things people have said to
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