Pearson Schools Blog

Alan Moore, author of Do: Design and Do: Build,  shares his experience of design and engineering from the past 20 years, and provides not only the emotive argument for why we need to educate our young designers differently, but also challenge those who would say that such an approach would disregard the importance of commercially driven activity that the design and engineering industry has been built successfully upon for the past decade.

From the circular economy to regenerative approaches, Alan provides the often lost voice of someone who can reflect back on life experiences and say we may have been going about it in the wrong way, and that by focusing on our responsibility on society and the planet, we don’t have to compromise on innovation and commercial success.

Our most recent research shows that when done well, online tutoring has a substantial impact on learner progress.  

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Angela Hopkins, Head of Assessment Services at NFER, looks at the rise of Computer-Adaptive Assessment.

Claire Hodgson, Research Director at the National Foundation for Educational Research, leads perspectives from a range of experts, to share their view on the power of assessments, from the future of Computer-Adaptive and Computer-Based Assessments to taking a deep dive into what formative, summative and diagnostic assessments are.

In November 2022, the Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education released the findings of their final report Assessment for Children’s Learning: A new future for primary education.

When considering pupil progress and assessment, liaising with parents (and carers / guardians) proactively and positively is crucial, whether that be through test results, reports, parents’ evenings or a little update at the classroom door, but is there a model of best practice that all educators can draw upon?  

Clare Sealy, Head of Education Improvement within the Education Office at the State of Guernsey, looks at the two key umbrella terms used in assessment.

Kate Henshall, Head of School Improvement: Primary Maths, Trinity MAT deep-dives into diagnostic assessments.