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SUMMARY:Managing and implementing effective internal assessments - Graham 
 Herbert\, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors
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CONTACT:Elizabeth Ford
DESCRIPTION:\nEducation reform is changing teaching and learning practice\
 , bringing a greater focus on the need for valid and reliable assessment c
 arried out to a common and high standard within the learning environment.\
 n\nThe increasing unitisation and modularisation of public examinations\, 
 allied to the increasing emphasis on Assessment for Learning (AfL) in the 
 classroom\, has put assessment at the heart of the reform agenda. The intr
 oduction of the diploma in 14-19 education has placed a reliance on more l
 ocalised and personal assessment for the benefit of the learner.\n\nIn rec
 ognition of this the Expert Group on Assessment was tasked with reporting 
 to the Secretary of State on strengthening the quality of assessment. In M
 ay 2009 they recommended:\n•	The assessment capacity of the teaching pro
 fession should be increased further\n•	All schools should have a lead as
 sessor with an aspiration that all schools should have access to a Charter
 ed Educational Assessor (CEA)\n•	DCSF should work with assessment organi
 sations to develop a national accreditation of schools with an institution
 -level mark of excellence\n\nWhat are the implications of this move toward
 s increasing levels of demand on teachers' assessment skills? What support
  is available and how can teachers access it? This seminar raises the issu
 es and implications of these trends and the ways teachers can access suppo
 rt to fulfil these requirements.\n
LOCATION:Cambridge Assessment\, 1 Hills Road\, Cambridge
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