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Our 'Life after Levels' event is coming to Manchester

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 Life after levels: developing models of assessment, 11 November, Manchester

Following the success of the sold-out London event, The Key is repeating its 'Life after levels: developing models of assessment' event in Manchester on 11 November.

Speakers and sessions confirmed so far include:

  • How can we make assessment world-class?, Lucy Crehan, international researcher
  • Inspection of assessment, David Driscoll, lead inspector and independent consultant
  • An update on government policy on the reforms to assessment, accountability and the new National Curriculum, Kate Ridley-Moy, accountability, assessment and flexible resource division, Department for Education
  • Responding to life without levels: The ongoing challenges for schools, with contributions from Liz Twist, head of centre for assessment, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
  • Our school’s experience of ‘life without levels’ over the last five years, Steve Walters, acting principal, St Peter’s Collegiate School
  • Approaches to levelling the new National Curriculum, Kal Hodgson, assistant principal, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
  • Key features of approaches to assessment in different countries, Lucy Crehan, international researcher, National Education Trust

For more information on the event, including a full programme for the day and a full speaker line-up, please click here.

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