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A new report (A World Without Maps - Assessment in Technical Education) exploring assessment in technical education internationally, asking if there were any lessons to be learned and what good practice looks like here and abroad. Recommendations for England include: Balancing authentic work tasks and standardisation in assessment, Implementing synoptic assessment, Granting a role to periodic assessment, Implementing grading, Quality assurance certification, Delivering independence in assessments, Improving the evidence base.
https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/latest/what-does-assessment-in-technical-education-look-like-an-international-review