The Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre, based in Durham University in North-East England. The CEM Centre provides indicator systems to schools and colleges, the confidentiality of these systems renders them unique. They are the largest educational research unit in a UK university.
Established in 1983, the Centre works with schools, colleges, education authorities and government agencies to provide high quality information through scientifically grounded research. The CEM Centre is the home of a widely used family of monitoring systems including ALIS, Yellis, MidYIS and PIPS.
What they do:
* Provide monitoring systems for schools and colleges
* Develop on-screen test and questionnaire solutions
* Carry out research and evaluation
* Provide training on the use of our systems through conferences and in-service work
They are committed to:
* applying the best standards of science to the development and evaluation of policies
* evidence, rather than authority or opinion, as the guide to practice
* collecting gold-standard evidence by using controlled trials wherever possible
* quantification to give precise answers and keep things in perspective
CEM is an independent research group devoted to the improvement of teaching and learning for children and young people across the world.
By introducing scientific and evidence-based monitoring systems, CEM provides high quality research information to measure progress and potential.
Working closely with educational stakeholders, CEM delivers assessments, monitoring systems, training and support to create positive outcomes for all pupils.
