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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mars 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 Mars 202127min
Transforming teaching practice through assessment expertise
In the second episode in this series from our colleagues in the Cambridge Assessment Network, Penelope speaks to Loic from the Centre for Education and Youth about transforming teaching practice throu...
24 Feb 202121min
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 Feb 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 Nov 20202min
