Pearson Schools Blog

Louise Bailey, Researcher at NFER, explores the benefits and challenges of computer-based assessment.

Kate Henshall, Primary Maths Advisor at Trinity MAT, adds to our Role and Value of Assessments blog by reviewing diagnostic assessments.

Clare Sealy, Head of Education Improvement within the Education Office at the State of Guernsey, looks at the two key umbrella terms used in assessment.

Clare Sealy, Head of Education Improvement within the Education Office at the State of Guernsey, looks at the two key umbrella terms used in assessment.

Angela Hopkins, Head of Contracted Assessments and Research at the National Federation for Educational Research, leads perspectives from a range of experts, to share their view on the power of assessments, and their role and value in primary schools today.

James Pembroke, Data Analyst at Insight/Sig+, analyses the changes and impact of assessment, post-COVID, on schools and pupils in 2022. 

From forecasting weather to filming deep seas - exploring students’ Future in Maths with a new film series

When most students think of careers that use maths, what first comes to their minds? 

Could it be teaching? Accountancy? Something solitary? 

How far does their imagination stretch?

Robert McGregor is a teacher and the founder and director of STEAM Powered Education, created to help children get a head start in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) through after-school club and holiday workshops in local schools. In this blog, Robert explains the value of a STEAM education in Primary school.

The beloved British author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, shares the “failure” that inspired Pearson’s Plays to Read series of 48 plays written by herself and other top children’s authors.