"Assessment Literacy – 80 year of Reliable English Testing for a Global World” Conference
Programme
12 November 2019
Hilton hotel, Sofia
| Start time | Activity |
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| 09.00 | Registration |
| 10.00 |
Opening |
| 10.30 | Developing a Fair and Valid Assessment System Professor Barry O’Sullivan OBE FAcSS FAALA Head of Assessment Research & Development, British Council |
| 12.00 | Quality and Validation in Language Assessment: the Cambridge Assessment English Approach Alistair Starling, Simona Petrescu Cambridge Assessment English |
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14.00 |
Breakout session 1: CEFR – Impact on Policy, Teaching, Curriculum Design and Assessment Dr Victoria Clark Manager Assessment Solutions Group, British Council |
| Breakout session 2: The Importance of Assessment Literacy for Language Teachers Carolyn Westbrook Test Development Researcher, British Council |
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15.30 |
Breakout session 3: The Changing Landscape of the English Language Accreditation in Spain Fiona Mitchell Global Commercial Development Manager, British Council |
| Breakout session 4: Addressing Employers’ Needs in Leadership Assessment and Language Proficiency Mariela Boycheva Senior Consultant Executive Search and Leadership Assessment, AIMS Human Capital |
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| 16.30 | Panel discussion: English Proficiency Assessment on a National Level – Sharing Best Practice |
| 18.00 | Networking event |
Speakers
- Professor Barry O’Sullivan OBE FAcSS FAALA, Head of Assessment Research & Development, British Council
- Dr Victoria Clark, Manager Assessment Solutions Group, British Council
- Carolyn Westbrook, Test Development Researcher, British Council
- Fiona Mitchell, Global Commercial Development Manager, British Council
- Lyubov Kostova, Country Director British Council in Bulgaria
- Tanya Mihaylova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science
- Lyubka Stoimenova, Senior expert, Ministry of Education and Science
- Alistair Starling and Simona Petrescu, Cambridge Assessment English
- Mariela Boycheva, Senior Consultant Executive Search and Leadership Assessment, AIMS Human Capital