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Who are we?

Lucid has an unrivalled and long established reputation for the creation of scientifically proven and student / teacher friendly software for the objective assessment, profiling and screening of special educational needs and literacy.

LUCID

What’s new?

Recent updates to Lucid Exact and Lucid Recall make them even more time saving and cost efficient for teachers. Lucid Exact and Lucid Recall are norm-referenced assessments with proven psychometric validity. Lucid Exact is a student friendly and easy-to-use detailed literacy assessment programwhilst Lucid Recall a time efficient

working memory assessment program.

Howwill it help pupils?

Helps identify those students who require exam access arrangements. Used as screeners or for specialist assessment. Standard scores are used as ‘core’ evidence or to ‘paint the picture’ on the JCQ application form.

Find out more at www.lucid-research.com

FURTHER INFORMATION:

For a free online trial visit www.bksb.co.uk

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Howwill it help pupils?

The bksb GCSE solution allows your organisation to support both students and staff in a culture of continuous improvement and high achievement. bksb clients see significant improvements in pupil confidence and attainment levels.

Who are we?

bksb is the UK’s most popular eLearning solution for GCSEs and Functional Skills in English and maths. With over 1.2 million users every year, the solutions are effective in helping teachers to assess pupils, and supporting learners to improve their skills and pass exams.

What’s new?

There are currently three elements of bksb'sGCSEsolution, with ‘GCSEExamPractice’ tobe added inearly2015.

n The Screener determines whether a learner is suited to GCSE or Functional Skills.

n The GCSE Diagnostic assesses learners’ skill gaps, highlights areas of strength and weakness, and signposts to relevant Learning Resources.

n The GCSE Learning Resources enable learners to improve their skill gaps in an engaging and interactive way.