May 2018

Thanks to Cerys Hadwin-Owen, Assessment Publisher for RS Assessment for Hodder Education, for the following article.

On the face of it, training for a marathon and preparing for SATs might seem like completely different experiences. However many assessment experts have recognised the similarities between sport and assessment in the past (including Daisy Christodoulou in her latest book). Here at RS Assessment from Hodder Education, we find it really helpful when explaining to schools and teachers how our wide range of assessment resources work together, and amidst the very valid concerns around over-testing that face both primary and secondary schools in the current climate, we feel it’s an analogy worth sharing.

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A variety of different activities for the classroom.

These games can be played at most phases if the words are carefully selected.

Many thanks to Nick Hart for this blog post, which takes a look at success criteria in mathematics.

 

Bev Forrest thinks it’s time for a fresh look at our study of significant events.

A list of useful segmenting activities to use in the classroom.

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