Your November learning update from The Assessment Network
Cambridge Assessment Network
Professional development for impactful assessment
Welcome to the November edition of The Assessment Network's monthly learning update!
This month, we are excited to announce that bookings for next year's Assessment Horizons conference, scheduled for 23-24 April, will open next week.
Register your interest for the event to receive updates and booking links as soon as they go live.
There will be an early-bird discount on offer as well as deals for group bookings.
To discuss group booking discounts for your school or organisation, email us at thenetwork@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
CPD-accredited assessment training from Cambridge
In addition to the 1 December booking deadline for the perennially popular 'Assessment validation for beginners' workshop, we have opened up booking for many of our courses and workshops taking place in 2026.
Available early-bird discounts are highlighted below.
This workshop will provide an overview of what it means for an assessment to be 'valid' and will focus on practical methods for collecting data to ensure that your assessments are meeting their purposes
Bookings close 1 December!
Courses available: 2 Dec 2025
Discover how competence is defined, explore some of the challenges involved in assessing it, and learn how to develop valid and reliable competence assessments.
Enrol before 16 Dec 2025 for the early bird price of £200.
Courses available: 27 Jan-10 Feb 2026
Understand key principles underpinning effective assessment including validity, reliability, and fairness. Improve your assessment knowledge and challenge your assumptions.
Courses available: 2 Feb-5 Apr 2026 (Scheduled) | On-demand
This interactive series of three workshops will help you understand how to design and use multiple-choice questions for a variety of educational purposes, and how to effectively design them for optimal impact.
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Enrol before 22 Dec 2025 for the early bird price of £200.
Courses available: 3 Feb-17 Feb 2026 (Scheduled)
Understand the practicalities of producing and delivering assessment as you are guided through the assessment cycle from start to finish.
Courses available: 9 Feb-12 Apr 2026 | On-demand
Understand the practicalities of gathering, interpreting, and critically using assessment data as you are guided through the process of collecting and analysing data, and making informed decisions based on that data.
Courses available: 16 Feb-19 Apr 2026
Learn methods from psychometrics to ensure your tests are reliable, valid, and fair. Gain the tools and understanding to analyse your assessment data.
Courses available: 23 Feb-26 Apr 2026
This interactive workshop will describe the different approaches to mark scheme design and provide practical guidance on how to optimise your mark schemes.
Courses available: 24 Feb 2026
Hear from learners about their experiences with Classroom Assessment
We recently spoke to three learners about their experiences studying our online on-demand course 'Classroom Assessment for Teachers: Transforming Outcomes for Learners'.
Watch the video above to learn how the course has shaped their understanding of assessment and made a real impact in their classrooms.
Meet the team: Dr Simon Child
A few months ago, we started sharing a series of short videos introducing members of The Assessment Network team across our social channels. They've been so well-received that we wanted to also highlight them here in our monthly update, in case you missed them!
Thank you for joining us for the November edition of the monthly learning update.
If you need any help finding out more about our online workshops, group discounts, or our bespoke training offer, please email us at thenetwork@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Nida Mushtaq