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Julie Sewell
BA Cert Ed MA
Senior Research Officer
j.sewell@nfer.ac.uk
+44(0)1753 637142
Julie is a Senior Research Officer in the Department for Research in Assessment and Measurement, currently project leader on the year 7 English progress tests and optional tests for years 3, 4 and 5 and additionally working on the evaluation of pupil performance in the year 7 progress tests. She works on a wide range of key stage assessments as well as researching areas of linguistics related to children's writing.

Head of English in FE college prior to joining NFER in 2000 to work on a linguistic project evaluating differences in the writing of boys and girls at Key Stage 2.

Assessment, Literacy, National Curriculum, Teaching and learning, Primary education, Secondary education, 14-19 education, Further education, Adult education

Basic skills,  computer assessment of essays.

Newton, P., Adams, E., Sewell, J. and Whetton, C. (2002). An Evaluation of the Year 7 Progress Tests and Year 7 and 8 Optional Tests in English and Maths: a Report for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Full Report. London: QCA.

Sewell, J. (2004). ‘Diagnostic assessment with the Skills for Life strategy.’ Presented at the 30th International Association for Educational Assessment Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 13-18 June.

Sewell, J. (2004). ‘The manifestation of point of view in children's narrative writing.’ Presented at the United Kingdom Literacy Association Conference, Manchester,10-12 July.