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CIEAMail
Issue 33
May 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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Support for the Assessment of the Diplomas
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Last month we communicated the launch of a new resource on the CIEA website aimed at providing support (via advice and good practice examples) to all of those delivering the Diploma. We have now added content to help contextualize the assessment process as well as further information relating to the training that we offer for both the Domain and Lead Assessor.
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Report from the Expert panel recommends access to a CEA for every school
The Expert Group on Assessment recently published their report and recommendations to the assessment and accountability system following the discontinuation of statutory national Key Stage 3 tests.
The CIEA welcome the report which outlines a number of recommendations including the introduction of a lead assessor in every school, with the longer-term view of having access to a CEA for every school by 2020.
To access the full report then please follow the link below.
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3rd National Assessment Conference Review
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The CIEAs third National Assessment Conference, attended by over 180 delegates, proved to be a great success. The day opened, with the morning address from the new Chair of the CIEA, Lord Sutherland, followed by a keynote address from Sarah McCarthy-Fry, MP for 14-19 Education who presented the government's changes to education.
If you were unable to attend this year's conference but would like to watch all keynote presentations in video as well as access all seminar presentations then please follow the link below.
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Trustee Nominations - Results published
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We are pleased to announce the results of the recent trustee nominations. A big thank you to all nominees. We would also like to extend our thanks to all of you (Associate members, Members and Fellows) who voted.
View the list of nominees and successful candidates
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Make the Grade magazine 'Calling all members'
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The summer edition of Make the Grade magazine will shortly be landing on your door mat and as always it includes a number of expert reviews and articles on assessment practice from some of the country's leading practitioners.
We are inviting you to participate in articles for our magazine, Make the Grade.
There are two routes to becoming involved:
1) We are keen to hear your views and experiences of assessment and how you or your centre manages the assessment process. This will help us to promote best practice. If you would like to share your ideas with other members of the CIEA please write to the editor of Make the Grade, Stephanie Sparrow.
2) Participate in our new Roadtest feature, where we highlight how the latest tools are being used. We are particularly interested in hearing from centres which have used the CIEA Professional Framework and/or the Assessment Skills Gap Analysis tool.
Again, please write to the editor of Make the Grade, Stephanie Sparrow.
If you are interested and would like to write an article then please contact us by emailing info@ciea.org.uk.
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May Poll survey results
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Earlier this month we invited you to give us your views on workplace assessment.
We asked you whether or not employers place enough emphasis on the assessment of workplace learning and training programmes and whether workplace assessors receive the correct level of training and support to perform effectively in their role?
81% of you believe that not enough emphasis is placed on the assessment of workplace learning and training programmes and 77% of you believe that workplace assessors do not receive enough training to perform effectively in their role.
The results from this month's 'Your Call to Action' and all previous months' member polls can be found below by following this link:. Read more...
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Regionalisation and Online Professional Networking Survey
The CIEA has teamed up with the Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) to launch an online survey dedicated to two important membership-specific areas:
Regionalisation and special interests - All members are allocated a geographic region (based on home or work postcode) and each region has a dedicated online discussion board within the Member Area. Members can also outline their assessment-related interest areas whilst logged in. In the near future we hope to further develop these services so this is a great opportunity to have your say!
Online Professional Networking - You have no-doubt heard about the online social networking (e.g. Facebook and Twitter), however professional online networking is becoming more and more popular with an ever-growing list of membership organisations offering this functionality to their members. We are already piloting a Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) Network; however we and we are keen to establish if there is demand for a network that all members can access.
The results of this short (10 minute) survey will inform future policy/strategy so you are encouraged to complete it.
Take me to the survey
The survey is administered by PARN and will not just help to drive future CIEA policy/strategy but will also help other UK-based membership organisations develop.
Your response will be completely anonymous and will be treated as strictly private and confidential.
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Ofqual publish report on reliability
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The CIEA welcomes Ofqual's research into the reliability of public examinations and we are encouraged by the fact that students want to see more professional examiners.
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Curriculum reform consultations
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The secretary of state has asked the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to manage a public consultation on important changes to the national curriculum.
If you would like to take part in the consultations then please follow the link below.Read more...
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BBC News, Friday 1 May 2009
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About 6,000 students in Norway are doing exams on their laptops in a trial that could soon be rolled out across the country.. 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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