Join ISEB and leading school practitioners for half a day of insight and discussion on how assessment can do more than measure attainment – it can shape learning, drive pupil progress, and inform curriculum design. These half-day events will explore how schools are using assessment data to support meaningful progress for pupils, transition between stages,
As schools around the country celebrate World Book Day, we are delighted to announce the winners of the ISEB and IAPS Time to Write 2025 creative writing competition. We received over 3,000 entries for this year’s competition, all on the theme of ‘Light’. The standard was extremely high, with truly creative storylines, wonderfully crafted characters
Following its success in 2024, our Time to Write creative writing competition is back for the 2025 edition! This exciting contest, open to pupils aged 7-16 across the UK, offers young writers the opportunity to share their creativity and see their stories brought to life through illustrated books. Entries open on 5 December 2024 and
Schools can now pre-order exam papers from the Autumn 2023 Common Entrance (CE) at 11+ and 13+ through the ISEB online shop. These brand new papers will be delivered to schools on 18 October 2023 in time for mock exams in the Autumn term. How do I find the Advance Order on the ISEB online
Schools can now place their Advance Orders of the CE 11+, CE 13+, and CASE papers for the Spring 2024 exam session through the ISEB online shop. Please note that schools must log into their ISEB School Account in order to access the Advance Order. Order before the Advance Order period closes on 15 December
ISEB has embarked on a partnership with VICTVS, a UK-based provider of quality-assured global exam delivery services, to enhance the security and validity of our ISEB Pre-Tests for the upcoming 2023-24 testing session. VICTVS has representatives located globally, and are experts in supporting international pupils and families to access educational institutions in the UK. ISEB
You might know ISEB for our established qualifications, such as Common Entrance (CE), the innovative and dynamic Common Pre-Tests, and the exciting project-based ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ). The iPQ supports pupils from Years 5 & 6 through into Year 9 and beyond. It is an excellent precursor to the EPQ, which many students undertake
Working in partnership with leading independent schools, ISEB hosted two inaugural events promoting and encouraging discussion regarding digital assessment practices, the impact of AI in teaching and learning, and how adaptive, on-demand testing can enhance pupil wellbeing. The first event, hosted at the Dragon, Oxford, welcomed teacher and author of Dataproof Your School, Richard Selfridge,
Registration forms for Common Entrance (CE), Common Academic Scholarship (CASE) and the ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ), have been launched this week. Prep schools can now download and complete their Candidate Registration Upload Template spreadsheets, save these as a .CSV(comma-delimited) and submit them through the registration form accessed via the Schools Hub. Read our support article
In celebration of World Book Day, 2 March 2023, Product Executive Tamra has curated a collection of books suitable for children aged 11-13 years old. Continue to develop and support a love of reading with these imaginative and engaging titles for older children. Title Author ISBN Description Uglies Scott Westerfeld 978-1398524552 Is beauty skin-deep?
In celebration of World Book Day, 2 March 2023, we curated a collection of books suitable for children aged 9-11 years old. It can be challenging to support and encourage reading among children, and we hope this list of exceptional titles covering a wide range of themes, topics, genres and mediums will provide support
As of 9 March 2023 the new registration process is LIVE, including the Candidate Registration Upload Template spreadsheets and registration forms. A new Examination & Qualification Area for Schools is now open in the Schools Hub. All candidate registrations for CE, CASE and the iPQ will now be submitted through this new area. Online registration
As of 9 March 2023 the new registration process is LIVE, including the Candidate Registration Upload Template spreadsheets and registration forms. ISEB has today announced a new candidate registration process for schools that use Common Entrance (CE), Common Academic Scholarship (CASE) and ISEB Project Qualification (iPQ) assessments. The new system will be accessible to schools
As part of ISEB’s commitment to enhancing our customer service provision, we have restructured the way in which customers can contact us to gain additional support, guidance and information. Please see the information below regarding our Support Portals which contain a wide range of useful information and frequently asked questions. Please note: all emails sent
Following our immensely popular Twilight CPD webinars held throughout 2022 we are excited to announce a new series of sessions for teachers that will take place in two series, Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter 2023. Teachers can join ISEB subject experts and Paper Coordinators to explore the implementation of the new curriculum and take a deep dive
ISEB accepts, transforms and inspires children through our growing range of assessments and educational support, so we are delighted to find other organisations that live our values, like Oppidan Education. Like ISEB, Oppidan pursues positive change in children’s education. It was founded in the spring of 2016 with a drive to change the rules in
It is September and we are about to enter the first exam year using the updated Common Entrance specifications. Since we introduced changes in 2020, the team at ISEB have been working to remove the final few pieces of outdated information from our site. Now, you can be confident everything on the ISEB website corresponds
We are delighted to announce two new ways you can discover the iPQ impact in a new case study and podcast. The Rest is Education – tonight, 8pm Join Ross Borthwick, Cottesmore iPQ Lead, at 8pm on 23 November to hear him discuss why his school uses iPQ interdisciplinary projects to teach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
A new assessment – GOAL (Global Online Assessment in Languages) – launches this week to bring enriching language learning to new learners. What is the GOAL? The GOAL currently offers two levels in three languages. Pupils can take a 10-hour or 25-hour course in Mandarin, Arabic or Spanish from our partners, Dragons Teaching. At the
From 1 August 2022, ISEB will become the sole distributor of our CE and CASE exam papers, and all orders from schools, parents/guardians, and other customers will be taken through our brand-new online shop. We would like to thank Galore Park for being the exclusive distributor of our CE exam papers for more than 10
By Julia Martin, ISEB CEO The Times Education Commission Report, published yesterday, calls for a renewed, qualitative curriculum, easing the pressure of exams and clearing a muddled path to employment. Among other suggestions, the Commission’s 12-point plan for resetting our national education system lobbies for a greater focus on practical skills valued by employers —
Read this month’s Tatler interview to see how ISEB is designing the next generation of assessments to accept, transform and inspire every child. CEO Julia Martin explains how the research we commissioned and our new partnership with edtech specialists CENTURY Tech is powering the updated online Common Pre-Tests launched this month. She talks about the passion
ISEB are proud to be Team of the Year finalists in the Great British Businesswoman awards. Over the last twelve months, the ISEB team has grown significantly. It now includes talent with a broad range of backgrounds and experience who work together to accept, transform and inspire each other and the schools and families we
We are delighted to share that the Common Pre-Tests Admin Portals are now live. Parents and guardians can now register their children for the Common Pre-Tests through the new Guardian Portal. Registered senior schools and invigilation centres can now also access their accounts – registered schools and centres should look out for a welcome email
We are delighted to announce the formation of a long-term strategic partnership with educational technology specialists CENTURY Tech. Comprised of an award-winning team of teachers, neuroscientists, and technologists, and led by Founder and CEO Priya Lakhani OBE, CENTURY Tech specialises in AI and digital learning technologies. Through combining our complementary sets of expertise, we will
Has your copy of Independent Schools Magazine arrived in the staffroom? ISEB has sponsored this month’s edition so headteachers and subject leads can read more about how enquiry-led independent projects can transform pupil engagement at their schools. You can learn about the iPQ in the Independent Schools Magazine this month. You’ll find our article on
Our latest case study explores how personal iPQ projects nurtured Year 7 skills at Hall Grove School in Bagshot in 2022. Mr Neil Tomlin and the team were kind enough to allow ISEB to create this case study about their experience with the ISEB Project Qualification. We were delighted to discover the children chose to
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