Editorial

Excerpt

In the UK and North America, schools are on summer holiday. In most jurisdictions, this means that leaders, teachers, and students are out of school on a well-deserved break before gearing up for the start of the 2014–15 academic year. However, even while most schools remain quiet, the continuous public and media-fuelled discussion about assessment, the quality of schools, and international comparisons drones on. The topics of debate range from the redesign of student assessments underway in England to the ongoing discussions about the design and implications of different teacher and student assessment strategies across North America. It is difficult, even during our supposed school holiday, to escape the topic of assessment. …