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Teachers have so many assessment tools at their disposal today it can be overwhelming at times. In this article I will take you on a journey through the new-look Assessment Resource Banks website and...


A key way students develop their statistical understanding at primary school level is by undertaking data-rich investigations. This article suggests scaffolding students through a statistical enquiry...

Fractions are known to be difficult. Jonathan Fisher explores why this is so, looking in particular at the crucial foundation concepts of part-whole relationships and partitioning. He outlines common...


At the beginning of July I attended Scicon, a conference for teachers of science. One of the keynote speakers was Amanda Berry, a teacher-educator from Monash University in Victoria, Australia. Her...

Readers need to focus their attention on detail if they are to engage with big ideas. When a reader interprets details they produce knowledge; the production of knowledge allows them to gain insight...

This article offers a new look at students' comprehension of poetry. Its findings will be of particular interest to English teachers and teachers working with students to extend their...


Outline of changes to the ARB website, designed to improve finding relevant and useful resources and their supporting information.
Outlines components of formative assessment that are...

The banks provide tools for formative assessment. Recently developed resources support self- and peer-assessment. Recent small-scale research projects provide information to support...

In this article, two recent case studies are used to give examples of how Assessment Resource Bank (ARB) resources, along with other assessment tools, are being used for both formative and summative...


