Salary: £28,000 – £36,500 depending on experience and qualifications Post 1: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent role Post 2: 1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave, full-time, 37.5 hours per week Part-time/job share/other flexible working arrangements may be considered for the right candidates for either role. Closing date for applications: Monday 25
AlphaPlus is working on behalf of the Department for Education to deliver the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS) field trial in schools across England. This will be delivered on a tablet one by one to 15 pre-selected pupils from each participating school. For each child, two study days with 60 minutes sessions in each
AlphaPlus is proud to announce the we have now gained the Great Place To Work Certification™. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. They help organisations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Backed by 30 years of data the Great Place To
Dave Mellor, AlphaPlus’ Director of Assessment shares his thoughts on the challenges of closing the virtuous circle of teaching, learning and formative assessment. When teachers plan their lessons, they set out what they expect their class to know or be able to do at the end of the lesson. However just because a teacher has
At AlphaPlus we develop a range of assessments for different clients. Each assessment produces indications of a learner’s performance; this article discusses two common approaches we use to help learners and teachers interpret this information. Why do we need standardised scores? All assessments result in raw scores. This relates to the total number of marks
Unconscious bias: a prejudice or stereotype individuals hold about certain groups of people that they aren’t consciously aware of having. We are all guilty of it. Born with a predisposition to favour the familiar, unconscious bias is impossible to avoid. Our background, life experiences and cultural contexts shape our attitudes and values. Whether it is