Our Insights – Summatic

Pre-Course for Recourse in Business Schools

We at Summatic are happy to promote the use of online pre-course instruction and assessment in business schools to advance applicant diversity and student performance.

Grace Taylor 3 November 2023

The Digital Assessment Age

“Digital assessment is not a hypothetical future, it’s happening right now.”

Grace Taylor 12 October 2023

Practice Really Does Make Perfect

How we practice is often the key to success, in every industry or endeavour. We see exactly what this means and how Summatic is implementing it in everything they do.

Angel Lim 16 June 2023

Supporting Maths teachers and students in a post-Covid world

Now that students have returned to school across the UK, teachers have two urgent areas of concern: Assessment and Catch up. We’ll share how we can help.

Kevin Crooks 6 April 2021

Gardens of Robinson College, University of Cambridge

“I want to do a Natural Sciences degree – do I need A Level Maths?”

We interviewed Richard and Rachel, who both studied Physics at Cambridge, about how they chose their degree course and how they prepared to apply.

Kevin Crooks 4 December 2020

Theories of Learning in EdTech Development

Digital learning environments have gained huge traction in recent months. How can we draw on theory and research to design the best possible EdTech tools for students?

Kevin Crooks 29 July 2020

The step-up from GCSE to A-Level Maths

Whilst A-Level maths undoubtedly represents a step-up from GCSE, if you have solid foundations in key areas, it is certainly a manageable progression.

Kevin Crooks 21 July 2020

Visual learning: the most effective (and intuitive) way to teach maths?

What is the best way to learn and teach maths? We explore why visualisation is one of the most important forms of understanding mathematics.

Kevin Crooks 15 July 2020

Maths Teacher Shortages: Recruitment and Retention Issues

The UK maths teacher market is under strain from increasing student numbers on the one hand, and shortages of teachers on the other.

Kevin Crooks 6 July 2020

Education post-COVID: tutors and EdTech

Luke Cavanaugh argues that the government ‘catch-up’ fund is a welcome step towards levelling a post-Covid playing field, but must not be an end in itself.

Kevin Crooks 2 July 2020