Make The Grade - Contents

Spring 2006

NEWS

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Latest news including predictions for the summer exams; why headteachers are rallying to support the new institute; and an update on A-level grading

REGULARS

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Problem solver
A teacher seeks advice on gaining time out for a standardisation meeting

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How to...
Make the most of the professional framework. We look at how a head of department would use the new framework to perform effectively

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Letter from America
Exam season is in full swing in the UK; in the States it's coming to a close

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Opinion
Experts from assessment and industry cross swords on the standards debate

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Institute news
Launch details, membership benefits and meet the new company members

FEATURES

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Behind the myths
Leading academic Professor Roger Murphy fights back against the annual round of criticism about the examination system

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Brave new world
How e-assessment has made the journey from blue-sky thinking to blueprint

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An Institute for you
How the Institute of Educational Assessors will professionalise the work of examiners

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Day in the life
First-time examiner Cressida Hadley reveals how she coped with the pressures of the exam season

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Class act
Sir Mike Tomlinson talks exclusively to Make the Grade about his role in examination reform