The rise of thinking skills in higher education and the workplace
Both employers and higher education institutions are placing an increasing importance on thinking skills as part of their selection processes. But what do we mean by thinking skills, why are they so i...
26 Huhti 202120min
Are you testing or are you assessing? Exploring a holistic approach to assessment in schools
This is the final instalment in a series of podcasts from Cambridge Assessment Network focusing on different aspects and forms of assessment. In this episode, Tony Emmerson, Senior Deputy Head at The ...
8 Huhti 202150min
Helping students manage anxiety in 2021 and beyond
Professor Dave Putwain from Liverpool John Moores University joined Jill Duffy, Chief Executive of our UK exam board, OCR, to discuss the topic of student anxiety. Prof Putwain has a PhD in stress and...
25 Maalis 202128min
Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential
This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from Cambridge Assessment Network focusing on different aspects and forms of assessment. In this episode, Mike Housden, Senior Assessment Manager at Cambridg...
24 Maalis 202127min
How do we support the education sector through professional development?
This is the third episode in a series of podcasts from our colleagues in the Cambridge Assessment Network on the different aspects and forms of assessment. Today we are with David Russell from The Edu...
10 Maalis 202139min
Assessing apprenticeships
The Cambridge Assessment Network speak to Callum and Leo from the NCFE about the challenges and complexities involved in assessing apprenticeships and why apprenticeships are such an important route t...
10 Helmi 202133min
Introducing the General Certificate of Education
Introducing the GCE - an extract from Chapter 3 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Helen and John Patrick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
27 Marras 20202min
