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Issue 38 October
 2009

CIEA launches new CPD scheme - Have your say!

We are asking for your views on our new CPD scheme, designed specifically for assessment professionals.

The scheme will enable you to develop your knowledge and improve your assessment skills within a structured system, personalised to your own learning needs.

Based on a 'plan, do, review and link' approach, the scheme will allow you to:

- Compile a professional (and personal) development plan
- Establish your own strengths
- Identify areas for development
- Access appropriate CIEA tools and resources
- Reflect on your current work and plan future CPD
- Link your new learning with your existing skills and capabilities

Download your copy of our CPD Guide

Provide feedback on our new scheme

The new CPD scheme has also been featured on the Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) website.

Last chance to book your place on the upcoming Lead and Domain Assessor training

This is your last chance to book onto the Lead and Domain Assessor training taking part in London on the 5th and 6th November 2009.

If you are unable to attend this round of training, further events will be organised in the New Year.

Find out more about the training by visiting the Diploma section of our website or register an interest in the training by emailing us at diplomaassessment@ciea.org.uk
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CIEA works in partnership with Local Authorities to improve assessment practice

The CIEA recently engaged with a number of local authorities via a series of QCDA Local Authority Conferences.

Events were held in Birmingham, Manchester, London and York and enabled Local Authority representatives to share good practice and be updated on the forthcoming 09/10 assessment cycle. Delegate feedback was positive and many authorities expressed an interest in finding out more about the CIEA.

All Local Authorities were offered 1-month free trial memberships for their schools and colleges, and take up has been encouraging.

The trials not only help the CIEA to recruit new members but also contribute towards showing local authority commitment to good educational assessment knowledge and practice.

Local Authorities involved in the scheme include Bradford, Gloucestershire, Brent and Lancashire. If you are working within a Local Authority and would like to activate a trial for your schools and colleges please contact Membership Manager, Richard Gott .

CIEA Annual Membership Survey in progress

The CIEA has been carrying out the annual member satisfaction survey over the past three weeks. A random sample of 100 Associates, 100 Members and 100 Fellows are currently being questioned.

If you are contacted over the next week or so we would encourage you to take part in the survey as your views count to the future of the organisation.

If you have already taken part the CIEA would like to thank you for your input.

Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) grant CIEA Advocate status

The TLA is a professional organisation that helps schools and teachers focus on practice-based professional learning via national recognition (TLA Stages 1 to 5).

The organisation provides a CPD framework which enables teachers to gain professional recognition from their peers for their learning and work in the classroom.

In October the CIEA was granted TLA Advocate support partner status.

Membership Manager, Richard Gott, commented: 'This is good news for the institute as it conveys our strong commitment to promoting and offering high quality assessment-related continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities to the teaching profession.

If you are a teacher registered with the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) you are eligible to apply for TLA recognition.

Find out more about TLA recognition

CIEA AGM

The Annual General Meeting has had to be deferred from Friday 30 October 2009. It has now been rescheduled to be held on Tuesday 8 December 2009 from 1100 hours at the Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS.

An individual invitation has been issued to all eligible voting members together with advice of how to register your attendance or your vote by proxy (if needed).

The CIEA accounts will be available on the CIEA website from mid-November.

If you are interested in finding out more please contact our Operations Manager, Dawn Smith.

CIEA Regional Networks - have you joined yours?

Last month we reported the introduction of online regional networks, and in less than 6 weeks we have received a fantastic response from members who have joined one of the following groups:

National Network, East Midlands Network, London Network, North East Network, North West Network, Northern Ireland Network, South East Network, South West Network and West Midlands Network.

Current topics being discussed include:

North West Region: Should we revisit Tomlinson's original intentions and use the Diploma to provide evidence of intellectual, vocational and additional skills needed by society?

West Midlands Region: Professional opportunities to meet?

Join here and start talking to members in your region.

Note: You will need to register on the LinkedIn website before accessing your local group, so your CIEA username and password will not work automatically; however there is nothing stopping you from using the same username and password!

The Cambridge Primary Review - now published

In October 2009, the Cambridge Primary Review was published following three years of investigation into the condition and future of primary education in England..Read more...

DCSF 'what works well' case studies

The DCSF have set up a database of case studies which describe learning improvement and is a place where practice that has improved learning is shared.

There are a number of case studies linked to assessment which can be accessed by clicking on the link below.

Take me to the case studies

Upcoming

Download

• Westminster Education Forum seminar: Testing and Assessment
  November 2009
• Best Practice in Assessment
  On-going
• The Federation of Awarding Bodies National Conference
  November 2009
• e-Assessment in Practice
  11th November 2009

• Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
• Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
• Assessment Update
• Educational Assessment
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Educational Leadership
• Journal of Education