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When CEM was first founded in 1983, our guiding principle was to improve teaching and learning for all children and young people.
This hasn’t changed: CEM’s single-minded motivation over the last 40 years has been to help education professionals measure what matters, to give practitioners the evidence and insight to improve the quality of their teaching and students’ learning, and to improve all students’ chances for positive outcomes and success in later life.
Our confidence in CEM is built on the fundamental belief that evidence matters. It matters for building solid assessments that teachers can trust, and it matters that our assessments can provide powerful insight for learning.
Assessments built and shaped by teachers for teachers
CEM’s early work with a few hundred students in a handful of schools in the North East of England has grown to delivering assessments to hundreds of thousands of students across the world each year.
A critical key to reaching so many students has been InCAS (Interactive Computerised Assessment System) for children in Primary schools, which was launched in 2002.
Continuing transformation
In the 27 years I have spent working at CEM, I have met hundreds of teachers who have used and loved the information that InCAS gives them.
It’s an absolute delight to me to know that when we put this insight into the hands of fantastic teachers, we will really transform learning. Now it’s time to continue that transformation.
“You will see new benefits on a new platform, with expanded reporting capabilities.”
Since joining the Cambridge family in 2019, we have been reinforcing the foundations of our early assessments and getting the right plans in place to make improvements and we’re really excited now to be able to bring these plans to life.
Alongside our colleagues across Cambridge, we’ve created a fantastic new assessment, Cambridge Primary Insight, which will still give you the same high-quality assessment you expect from InCAS, but you will see new benefits on a new platform, with expanded reporting capabilities.
So, what is Cambridge Primary Insight?
Cambridge Primary Insight is a child and teacher-friendly assessment tool, designed to complement your observation skills at primary age (5 to 11). The simple, modular format helps you take your understanding of your students’ abilities to the next level — and lay a solid foundation for their progress through primary school.
It really helps teachers understand the nuances of where a child is at and what a child knows and can do across reading, spelling, mathematics, mental arithmetic and developed ability. It’s a great way to help you unlock hidden talents and spot areas that need extra support.
“Choose what to assess and when and leave the child to work through the module on their own.”
Twenty minutes is all it takes for a student to run through one of the five modules. And because you can dip in and out of the tool, it can neatly slot into your lesson plans. Choose what to assess and when and leave the child to work through the module on their own. The results are available instantly. There’s no marking, no prep and no fuss, so no addition to your workload. Just a genuine knowledge-boost to make your teaching even more brilliant. Find out what the children are capable of before you start teaching them — and fast-forward how you can support them.
See it all, from the big picture down to the finest detail. It’s an invaluable tool to help you build on their key skills, pinpoint any gaps, and get them in the best possible shape for secondary school, and beyond. You’ll be empowered to unlock and harness your pupils’ potential throughout their learning life.
We know that our insight empowers educators to improve the academic outcomes of their students. We are here because we want to empower teachers.
Want to find out more about CEM’s Cambridge Primary Insight? Click here to visit our website.