Cambridge Assessment Podcasts

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The rise of thinking skills in higher education and the workplace

2021-04-2620:07

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 important, and how can individuals improve them? In this podcast we talk to Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics and James Westley, Group Leader at Cambridge Consultants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you testing or are you assessing? Exploring a holistic approach to assessment in schools

2021-04-0850:19

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 English College in Prague and Mark Frazer, Teaching Learning and Assessment Lead at CEM explore the differences between testing and assessment and how assessment data can be utilised in schools to support learning, particularly after the disruption of the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helping students manage anxiety in 2021 and beyond

2021-03-2528:01

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 anxiety, and he offers practical tips on how to reduce and manage anxiety that will be useful for students, parents and their teachers, this year and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential

2021-03-2427:18

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 Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing discusses how admissions tests can be used to identify candidates with the most potential, how they give students an opportunity to demonstrate a core understanding of their subject and how they can help to prepare students for university education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we support the education sector through professional development?

2021-03-1039:00

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 Education and Training Foundation talking about professional development for teachers and trainers, the principles of effective CPD and how it can best be used to support the education sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transforming teaching practice through assessment expertise

2021-02-2421:22

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 through assessment expertise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assessing apprenticeships

2021-02-1033:31

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 to qualification. The release of this podcast coincides with National Apprenticeship Week 2021 in England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing the General Certificate of Education

2020-11-2702:57

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/privacy for more information.

The first Cambridge English exams

2020-11-2602:55

The first Cambridge English exams - an extract from Chapter 5 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Peter Falvey and Gillian Cooke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exams during the Second World War

2020-11-2502:55

Exams during the Second World War - an extract from Chapter 2 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Andrew Watts and Chapter 4, by Greg Lacey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Premise to 1965

2020-11-2402:51

Premises to 1965 - an extract from Chapter 1 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Elisabeth Leedham Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Syndics

2020-11-2303:19

Syndics - an extract from from Chapter 1 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Elisabeth Leedham Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Examinations and girls' education

2020-11-1803:09

Examinations and girls' education - an extract from Chapter 2 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Andrew Watts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Examination expansion overseas

2020-11-1802:49

Examination expansion overseas - an extract from Chapter 2 of Examining the World: A History of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, by Andrew Watts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How a teacher training programme is adapting during Covid-19

2020-07-2530:58

Anna Richards from the Suffolk & Norfolk School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) joins colleagues from Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing to discuss how the SCITT's teacher training programmes have been forced to adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teaching migration, empire and colonialism in Britain's history lessons

2020-07-0947:19

Are UK history lessons inclusive enough so that everyone can see themselves in the story? Do they take into account the many legacies of the British Empire and colonialism? History teachers, Clare Broomfield and Sitara Amin; historian and co-lead of the Runnymede Trust's 'Our Migration Story', Sundeep Lidher; and Lead Subject Advisor at OCR, Mike Goddard, join us in this important discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Covid-19 is shaping the future of education

2020-05-0522:30

Michelle Fava, Mark Andrews and Dan Frost reflect on ideas discussed at last year's SHAPE Education conference and consider how Covid-19 has created the conditions for innovation in education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Proposals to develop a GCSE in natural history

2020-03-1315:04

OCR's development of a GCSE in natural history is discussed by Jill Duffy, OCR Chief Executive and Tim Oates, Cambridge Assessment Director of Assessment Research and Development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can we support women and girls in science education?

2020-02-1019:42

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as an exam board, we are considering what Cambridge Assessment can do to support and encourage female learners in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using technology to ensure curriculum coherence

2020-01-2917:59

In this podcast based on their Summit of Education afternoon session, Nicky Rushton and Darren Macey of Cambridge Maths discuss how new technologies have the potential to transform the delivery of a subject like mathematics in classrooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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