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CONTENTS Dear Reader,


Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. With exam season now well and truly upon us, this month we’re taking a four feature deep dive into the world of assessment, looking at the ways the current system could be improved to be more inclusive and fairer for learners of all abilities. In the first feature, we hear from Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster at Malvern College, who argues that insisting on handwritten exam papers is denying students the option to determine the best medium for them to express themselves in exams. In our second, Ian Castledine, Head of Proposition for Assessment at RM, argues that a new assessment model is now needed to truly bring education into the 21st century. Our third feature offers some top tips on maintaining good brain health and function through the use of key nutrients in the company of Caroline Hind, registered nutritional therapist at Vitaminology, while in our fourth and final look at the topic, Professor Bryan Maddox and Naomi Care of Assessment MicroAnalytics™ describe their vision for an inclusive onscreen assessment experience designed to enhance the exam experience for learners with SEND. As if that weren’t enough, we also take our


annual look at outdoor learning with Elaine Skates, Head of Learning and Skills at the Heart of England Forest, who argues that the failure by policymakers to address inequalities in access to nature for children, and the lack of recognition of the importance of outdoor learning in helping children improve their wellbeing, happiness and academic attainment, will create lasting harm and increase societal inequalities. Elsewhere, as always, we have news, views


and our line-up of regular contributors, and a fascinating View from the classroom piece from The Academy of St Nicholas in Garston, south Liverpool. Remember, we love to hear from you, you


can get in touch with us via Twitter @EdTodayMag, as well as by phone or email.


Enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift - Managing Editor


In this issue...


04-10 NEWS Selected stories from the UK education scene this month 12WELLBEING With Mark Solomons, Founder of Welbee 13 VIEWS


With author Tracey Leese; and Julia Garvey, Deputy Director General at BESA 14 BESA CORNER


With BESA members Chameleon PDE Ltd and SMARTcurriculum 16-17 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


We hear from Caroline Swarbrick, careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) Manager at the All Saints Multi-Academy Trust


18 CONTRIBUTORS With Sal McKeown and Kirsty Bertenshaw 19 SPOTLIGHT ON SEND With Joanne Gladders and Hannah Rix 20-25 VIEWS & OPINION Featuring comment and insight from the UK education sector


26-27 FEATURE FOCUS: EXAMS We speak to Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster at Malvern College 28-29 FEATURE FOCUS: EXAMS


With Ian Castledine, Head of Proposition for Assessment at RM 30 FEATURE FOCUS: EXAMS


Featuring Caroline Hind, registered nutritional therapist at Vitaminology 32-33 FEATURE FOCUS: EXAMS


With Professor Bryan Maddox and Naomi Care of Assessment MicroAnalytics™ 34-35 FEATURE: OUTDOOR LEARNING


With Elaine Skates, Head of Learning and Skills at the Heart of England Forest


36-37 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT 38-41 COMPUTING & IT RESOURCES 42-45 IN OTHER NEWS 46-IBC RECRUITMENT Selected job opportunities from talentedteacherjobs.co.uk


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