For the past year, New Hall Preparatory School has been leading an action research group on assessment for learning, with 15 other Catholic Schools from across the Diocese. Last Wednesday, their innovative work was shared at an educational conference hosted by Shirley Clarke, a lead international figure in this area of educational development. We were very proud of the staff who took part and were delighted that Mrs Jeffrey and 3 members of the governing body were able to join us for this occasion.