AlphaPlus recently evaluated the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)’s Voice 21 Oracy Improvement Programme, which supports the development of pupils’ use of speech to express their thoughts and communicate effectively. The EEF funded the pilot of this programme to test its feasibility, as well as to assess the reliability of the oracy assessment measure. The report

John Winkley, one of AlphaPlus’ directors, had the opportunity to present with Martyn Ware from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) at the 16th Annual e-Assessment Question conference. Under the title of ‘Assessment Futures – Seeking to develop a consensus’, they discussed the Assessment Expert Group meeting held in London last June, explaining the key themes