Let me go back to my first entry entitled “Assessment literacy is essential for teachers”. I still hold that we need to promote further education and training, or maybe a refresher, to our teachers and educators about the impact of Assessment. Assessment constitutes an essential component of any educational process, however, many teachers, educators, seem to ignore its multiple implications and manifestations.

We all know that results from assessments can be very high stakes, affecting the life chances of the students and those who are involved. Impact can also affect educational decisions and policies. Our assessments are monitored for quality during their development and when they are operational to check that they are fit for purpose and that they deliver their intended consequences.

Comprehensive, balanced, and quality assessment systems have the potential to support the teaching and learning process. Providing teachers with the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be assessment literate is one piece to educational excellence. The time is long overdue to replace silos with systems that require collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.