Which System Should I Use?

Introducing CEM assessment options for Year 9: SOSCA and INSIGHT
SOSCA is our curriculum-based assessment in Maths, Science and Reading. It has been successfully used in schools for the past three years.
INSIGHT is CEM’s integrated pupil profiling facility that builds on our expertise in both curriculum and ability-based assessment.

Curriculum-based assessment
Measures progress in Maths, Science and Reading

Ability measures-Includes measures of ability in:

Vocabulary

Non-verbal

Skills

Attitudes: To science
Captures and reports pupils’ attitudes towards science

Attitudes: To school, career and environment
Anonymous survey of pupils’ attitudes

Predictions to GCSE
Includes point, grade and chances graphs predictions of later achievement at GCSE

MidYIS Value-added
Where applicable this will show progress from MidYIS to the end of Key Stage 3

GCSE Value-added
Where available this will show progress from Key Stage 3 to GCSE

Standards referencing
Actual examples of what your pupils can do

Standardised scores
A breakdown of your pupils’ achievement/ability with detailed analysis

KS3 Equivalences
Sub-level equivalences to your standardised scores at both a pupil and cohort-level

Rapid feedback return
Results released in early June

Technical support by phone and email
unlimited telephone and email support with full accompanying manuals included in the cost

Training Available
In school training and can be tailored for individual schools

Ofsted Inspection
CEM systems are independent and objective and recognised as such by Ofsted