Contents

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How to achieve a postgraduate diploma; what to look for at the National Assessment Conference; should pupils host parents' evenings?

10 - News focus

Chartering the future: life after
National Strategies

REGULARS

22 - Framework in action...

It all adds up for a maths department following a period of uncertainty 

25 - Institute news

How the new MSc from Durham University is focusing on research

31 - Problem solver

Setting a timescale for APP

32 - Forum

Readers review the latest books and tools; Peter Bryant emphasises the importance of a professional approach to workplace assessment30 - Opinion

Head-to-head on the quality of assessment research

34 - Letter from Pakistan 

An interest in formative assessment may eclipse the trend for rote learning

FEATURES

12 - Technology

Online reporting will make assessment accessible to parents. We look at
the implications

14 - A day in the life

Find out how associate headteacher
Liz Whetham helps to keep Holy Trinity CE Primary on track as a lead assessment school

18 - Debate

Robert Coe looks at the discussions surrounding standards, marking and expectations of A-levels

24 -Profile

Dame Yasmin Bevan shares her approach to integrating assessment into every lesson