In studying the world’s top-performing education systems, I have had the privilege of meeting some of the leading international experts in standards, curriculum development, assessments, and teacher ...

A new system of assessments used in countries including the US and Japan is to be trialled in the north’s schools. Education Minister Paul Givan has announced new arrangements for Key Stage ...

The adage “If you want to measure change, don’t change the measure” is highly relevant when it comes to educational outcomes. There needs to be very strong justification for changing the National ...

The Education Minister Peter Weir has ended computer based tests in maths and English for primary school pupils. Some 24,000 children in 267 schools took the NI Numeracy Assessment (NINA) and NI ...

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