Cambridge Assessment’s Learning Comes first
Cambridge Assessment’s latest event in the viewpoint series is entitled Learning Comes First: Shifting the Focus from Examining to Curriculum, taking place at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, on Tuesday 31 January, from 10:00 to 13:00.
The whole event will be filmed and made freely available to view live and on demand online via Policy Review TV. Ample evidence shows a curriculum is at the heart of the learning experience a school offers its pupils, and at the heart of the mission and vision of that school. Good curricula develop learners’ understanding, knowledge and skills. So what should a good curriculum – or, a good education – look like? “What is needed is clarity over a qualification’s educational purpose: does it deliver a coherent programme of learning; is there a clear progression route; and most importantly, is it the right ‘programme’ for the learner?” Simon Lebus Group Chief Executive, Cambridge Assessment The event will bring together practitioners, researchers, policy makers and those with an interest in the field to question the value of school exams and qualifications to pupils and discuss what makes a good education. |
How can I participate?
Watch online To watch a free live broadcast of this event visit the link below from 10:00 on Tuesday 31 January. > Live Conference Broadcast The event is also being recorded so you can watch any of the presentations again at your convenience. Click here if you would like to know when the video archive becomes available. |
Speakers include: Dr Graeme Atherton
Executive Director, Aimhigher Professor Dale Bassett Research Director, Reform Jon Coles Former Director General for Education Standards, Department for Education; now Chief Executive of United Church Schools Trust/United Learning Trust Richard Earp Education & Skills Manager, National Grid Nansi Ellis Head of Education Policy and Research, ATL Roger-Francois Gauthier Inspector General for Administration of National Education and Research, France, and a UNESCO consultant Andrew Hutchinson Executive Principal of Parkside Federation, Cambridge Paul Pritchard Chair of Governors, JCB Academy Dr Stephen Spurr Head Master, Westminster School Dr Nadia Touba Project Director, Nile Egyptian Schools (NES) – Egyptian Education Fund, Cabinet of Ministers – Egypt |