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Director Appointed for the CIE

April 15, 2013 – Janice Seland has been appointed director of the CIE.

Acting Director appointed for CIE

February 04, 2013 – Janice Seland has been apointed Acting Director by the board of the CIE, effective from January 2013.

Exam time again

November 26, 2012 – Mark writes his last blog as Director of the CIE, taking a critically different look at exams and the issues around single assessments.

Director’s Blog - Catholic Education and Citizenship

July 13, 2012 – A new blog from CIE Director Mark Potterton, about the contribution that Catholic education makes to developing citizenship in learners.

Director’s Blog - The Sorting Hat

June 14, 2012 – A new blog from CIE Director Mark Potterton, about the choices that have to be made every day at schools - wouldn’t it be simpler if we all had a ‘Sorting Hat’?

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February 09, 2012 – Weighing Pigs?

CIE Director Mark Potterton looks at issues of assessment, and whether it is really the answer to problems in education.

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December 09, 2011 – What makes the difference?

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as South Africa’s moral conscience, frequently reminds us that South Africa is so unequal that 60% of the population earns less than 15% of the national income.

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November 19, 2010 – After the exhilaration and excitement of the World Cup we found ourselves in the grip of a teachers’ strike which, in places like Soweto, impacted on schools for four weeks. We issued a press release two weeks into the strike recognising people’s right to strike, but strongly condemned the violence and intimidation which characterised the strike.