Andy Case
@AndyCaseNEU
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Former maths teacher, now Senior Policy Adviser @NEUnion and Co-host of @theNEUPodcast
London, England
Joined May 2018
Standing room only at the curriculum fringe at #NEU2025 . Great appetite for curriculum improvement in the profession. Teachers must be empowered to create and deliver lessons relevant and engaging for their students. 3 great new reports from the NEU
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The School Wound - something inflicted upon children by schools. A powerful concept. Really interesting session from @GregBottrill at #NEU2025 Early Years fringe. The language we use is powerful - there is a wonder child inside everyone!
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RT @DanielKebedeNEU: In 🇮🇸 as part of the 🇬🇧 delegation for 'International Summit on the Teaching Profession'. Have just visited a Primary….
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RT @DanielKebedeNEU: SATs and high stakes primary assessment should end. They:.- lead to a narrowing of the curriculum. Less sport, art, et….
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RT @ArtsMindsCmpgn: It’s time to ensure all children can learn creative subjects throughout school. Join the campaign ➡️ .
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RT @AndyCaseNEU: With the CAR Interim Report due soon, a Monday reminder not to let anyone tell you teacher assessment (TA) is less accurat….
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RT @AndyCaseNEU: Another thing it would not be accurate to suggest is that teacher assessment - via CAGs and TAGs in the pandemic - is/was….
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This is the evidence & data on this issue. If you are evidence & data led then these findings will be helpful for forming accurate conclusions. All modes of assessment have strengths & weaknesses - but you can't conclude exams are unilaterally 'better' for disadv. students 6/6.
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"the few changes noted. could be understood as the impact of the pandemic on students’ education and the impact of the change in assessment arrangements. The 2 sources of impact are impossible to disentangle." 5/6
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2021: At A-Level - no change in gap between FSM and non-FSM. At GCSE - potentially small decrease in outcomes for FSM students however not attributable to mode of assessment 4/6.
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In fact, it suggests 2020 outcomes may've been better for disadv. students "those candidates attending centres in areas with the highest deprivation indices received relatively higher grades than previously in 2020, closing the gap with candidates from less deprived areas" 3/6.
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2020: "although teacher grades were moderately higher than previous years’ grades, they did not introduce any substantial bias or different patterns of grading [than previous years]" 2/6
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Another thing it would not be accurate to suggest is that teacher assessment - via CAGs and TAGs in the pandemic - is/was worse for disadv. students. Ofqual analysis of results makes this clear 1/6.
With the CAR Interim Report due soon, a Monday reminder not to let anyone tell you teacher assessment (TA) is less accurate or valid than other methods. The only yr with QA and TA (2021) saw just 2% of centres asked to revisit grades & just 195 out of 5.7m grades changed 1/2.
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Reference for above: The QA process in 2021 is not a model teachers would want to see repeated - it was high-workload and low-support. However even in a worst case scenario, its clear teachers can grade their students with high levels of accuracy 2/2.
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With the CAR Interim Report due soon, a Monday reminder not to let anyone tell you teacher assessment (TA) is less accurate or valid than other methods. The only yr with QA and TA (2021) saw just 2% of centres asked to revisit grades & just 195 out of 5.7m grades changed 1/2.
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RT @Edmund_B_W: The gloves are off—Sir Martyn, Gribbell, and Lambert no longer need to pretend Ofsted’s consultations will bring real refor….
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RT @sairskay: Important @Appg_Schools discussion with the @NEUnion and @BeckyFrancis7 this morning. Urgent concerns were raised about the….
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Interesting morning ahead at the @Appg_Schools with @sairskay highlighting what NEU members want to see from the Curriculum and Assesmeent Review and review chair @BeckyFrancis7 giving us her latest thoughts.
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Getting rid of the EBacc and SATs, and funding schools properly, is the only meaningful route to facilitating greater access to the arts in schools. The ask is simple . #TheArtsAndMindsCampaign.
#TheArtsAndMindsCampaign is asking the government to make 5️⃣ commitments to put creativity at the heart of learning:. ▶️ A right to study arts subjects for all children.▶️ Restore the status of arts education.▶️ End exam factory culture.▶️ Equip the education system to deliver a.
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RT @ArtsMindsCmpgn: Learning arts subjects transforms children’s lives. Please share our inspiring film 💃 🎨 🎭. #TheArtsAndMindsCampaign #A….
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