September 2006
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| IEAMail, Issue 2 | September 2006 |
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Welcome Welcome to IEAMail, the topical monthly e-newsletter published by the Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA). The IEA's membership includes everyone involved in assessment, from individuals with an interest in or responsibility for assessment in primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, training centres, and other educational organisations to senior examiners, markers and moderators. Membership is completely free of charge (and without obligation) until 9th May 2007. Join online by clicking the link below. Content:
Institute News - Liberal Democrats support Chartered Assessor status
Institute News - Liberal Democrats support Chartered Assessor status In an interview on Radio 4's Today programme, Sarah Teather, Liberal Democrats' education spokesperson, outlined her thoughts on developing the professionalism of teachers in assessment through the Institute.
Institute News - Make the Grade - September issue coming soon! The eagerly awaited second edition of Make the Grade, the publication specifically for the assessment community, will be available from week commencing September 18th. The new publication contains a wealth of stimulating material, including an in-depth insight into the purposes of assessment by Dr. Robert Coe from the CEM Centre in Durham. Dr. Mike Cresswell, the Director General of AQA shares his thoughts on assessment and results, including the annual press frenzy at results time. Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield and Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, offers his views on assessment. Specialists from Edexcel and AQA address some of your concerns surrounding new technologies available to the assessment community and the impact this may have on working practices. All this plus the usual features and your chance to win superb prizes. If you are interested in reading previous editions of Make the Grade then please visit the archive located on the IEA website.
Institute News - IEA congratulates students, teachers and assessors The Institute congratulates students, teachers, and the assessors of this year's qualifications for the hard work and earnest endeavour exercised in such a professional manner to achieve overall outstandingly successful results. 'The continuous improvement over the years is a true reflection of the achievements of our young people and what they are capable of, and no doubt that high standard of achievement will be maintained this year,' says Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of the newly-formed Institute.
Institute News - IEA leads the way in protecting members against potential legal action Whilst examiners and awarding bodies may condemn the growing litigation culture no one is seemingly immune from legal action. Recent issues faced by an awarding body over unmarked exam scripts, as reported in the Times Online, suggest that one awarding body is allegedly not ruling out legal action against an examiner who failed to fulfil marking duties. The need for adequate protection has probably never been more appropriate. To protect the interests of members the IEA has partnered with Endsleigh Business Insurance Services to offer access to Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Assessment News - 11-19 Educational Reform eNews Three e-Newsletters keep you up-to-date with QCA initiatives The 14-19 Education Reform programme is the biggest programme of educational reform that this country has ever seen. In order to keep stakeholders in touch with QCA's work, a 14-19 Education Reform e-News has been produced which includes regular updates on all the initiatives. The credit and qualifications framework is now a three country partnership between England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A credit and qualifications framework eNews has also been prepared for stakeholders. Available shortly will be a Diploma e-News which will give the background and updates as we prepare the first five Diplomas for teaching in 2008. All three newsletters are available to stakeholders by emailing a request to qsdcommunications@qca.org.uk
Assessment News - nasen - Helping everyone to achieve The Institute is keen to inform educational assessors about organisations that can help and support them in their day-to-day work. nasen is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special and additional support needs.
Competition Time - Would you like to have your tax return completed completely free of charge? IEA Partner Organisation Tax Watchdog offers a low-cost fixed fee Tax Return and Accountancy Service to all members. To celebrate the first issue of IEAMail Tax Watchdog have kindly agreed to complete one lucky member's tax return completely free-of-charge! The Institute of Educational Assessors would like to thank all of those who had entered the competition and are pleased to announce the winner: Congratulations Mr Nigel Rayment who answered the following question correctly: What does 'IR' stand for? Answer: Inland revenue Please keep an eye out in future editions of IEAMail where more competitions will be offered...
Like what you have seen so far? - Get the next 3 issues free! IEAMail is available to all educational assessors until December. From January this monthly service will only be available to IEA members. However, membership is completely free-of-charge until 9th May 2007, so that means that (if you join now) you can enjoy the next 3 issues completely free-of-charge. Membership also enables educational assessors to access a wide range of assessment-related member benefits. If you have a friend or colleague who you think may benefit from this newsletter, membership of the IEA, or would like further promotional literature, then please email info@ioea.org.uk
Assessment News - And Finally.... Cheaters never prosper. Guardian - September 10th 2006 One of Britain's newest universities has found more than 200 students guilty of cheating after it launched a crackdown on what university officials admit is one of the biggest problems they face. Using a computer program to catch students trying to pass off others' work as their own - often simply 'cut-and-pasted' from the internet - Coventry University discovered that 237 students had broken the rules. As a result, seven were expelled from the university, while another 12 cases are pending.
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@ioea.org.uk. Until next time...
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