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CIEAMail
Issue 36
August 2009
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Welcome to CIEAMail, the topical monthly members e-newsletter, carrying news and views from the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA).
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New Chartered Educational Assessor case studies!
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The CIEA has recently published a set of CEA case studies with excellent working examples from the primary, secondary and higher education environment. The case studies show the impact of a CEA and the processes introduced to improve the standards of assessment within the place of learning.
Read more...
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Progress your career by becoming a Chartered Educational Assessor!
The role of a Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) is to quality assure assessment practice within schools, colleges or the workplace. The CIEA provides accredited training aimed at teachers, lecturers and trainers who wish to develop their skills, knowledge and capability in delivering high quality, reliable and valid assessment practice.
The next training event will take place on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October 2009 in York.
Find out more and apply
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CPD using the CIEAs Assessment Skills Gap Analysis (ASGA) tool
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Have you reviewed your own assessment knowledge using the CIEAs ASGA tool?
The CIEA has developed an online tool that can enable you to identify your assessment-related strengths and areas for development.
The tool will ask you a series of questions (relating to key assessment processes contained within the CIEA Professional Framework) and in return will map your competence on an easy-to-analyse graph.
Click here to access the tool
You will then need to select your level of membership and your role from the drop down boxes and then click 'proceed'. You are then presented with a page that describes the tool. Once you are ready, click next to begin.
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New research supports the need for further assessment-specific training!
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Research conducted by the CIEA supported the need for further assessment-specific training for teachers. The study, which surveyed 328 15 - 19 year olds, also supported the role of a Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) in raising standards and students' confidence in assessment.
If you are interested in becoming a CEA, click here.
To read more about the CIEA survey, click here.
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CIEA to present at the Westminster Education Forum seminar: Testing and Assessment. 15% discount for CIEA members.
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Are you interested to find out about the future of assessment in Britain's schools from some of the leading experts in the field? The Westminster Education Forum is hosting a seminar, on the 11th November 2009 that will look into a number of key issues including; the future of assessment, the amount of testing currently in schools, whether we are 'teaching to the test', the role of testing and the level of public confidence in the examination system.
Isabel Nisbet, Acting Chief Executive, Ofqual will be delivering the keynote address at this seminar.
To book your place and access the 15% CIEA members discount please click here and apply for the concessionary rate. You will be asked why you qualify for concessions. Please state you are a member of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors.
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Boost your career in assessment with a Master's qualification.
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In response to the need to strengthen the quality of internal assessment practice in schools, colleges and universities, the CIEA has been working with a network of leading universities to develop a Master's level qualification in educational assessment.
In September 2008, Bath Spa became the first university to offer the qualification. Over the next two years we will also be launching the Master's qualification in partnership with the following universities:
Durham University (October 2009)
Swansea Metropolitan University (September 2010)
The University of Leeds (September 2010)
The Institute of Education, London (September 2010)
The University of Warwick (January 2010)
Queens University Belfast (September 2011).
These qualifications count as part exemption towards CIEA's Chartered Educational Assessor in recognising your skills at the peak of professional assessment practice.
If you are interested in finding out more then please click on the link below.
Read more...
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Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) - Are you covered?
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The CIEA have negotiated optional personal indemnity cover for members. Two types of cover are available:
External Assessor (examiner) PII - Covers the cost of re-sitting exams, loss of university places, loss of earnings and future employment prospects as well as cover in respect of negligent loss of documents including exam scripts.
Internal Assessor (teacher/lecturer) PII - Bespoke cover tailored to internal assessment-specific role and responsibilities. Read more..
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CIEA AGM
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The 5th Annual General Meeting has had to be deferred from Wednesday 9 September 2009. It has now been scheduled to be held on Friday 30 October 2009 in London. Details of the venue for the AGM will be published shortly on the CIEA website.
An individual invitation will be issued to all eligible voting members, at least 21 days before the meeting, together with advice of how to register your attendance or your vote by proxy (if needed).
If you are interested in finding out more please contact our Operations Manager, dawnsmith@ciea.org.uk.
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The Guardian News, August 2009
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Schools are introducing CCTV cameras as an aid to teacher training. Is this really necessary and who are they really watching? Read more...
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E-newsletter feedback
Let us know what you think of the e-newsletter and any features you'd like to see in future issues.
If you're feeling creative and would like to contribute an article, please send an email to info@ciea.org.uk. Until next time.
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