This course is an examination of the uses of assessment by school leaders. The course will help you explore the reasons why we assess students, and a variety of strategies including formative and summative. We will examine the frameworks that underpin the assessment methods used by educators while exploring the practical and ethical issues involved in conducting educational assessment. We will discuss what constitutes sound assessment practices and explore ways school leaders can support these practices. The course is a dynamic opportunity to learn through and about assessment and explore assessments impact on learning.

Graduate degree in Education and preferably University level teaching experience.

Barbra Heans