"Our focus is on excellence, and helping students
to achieve their potential..."
World Class Arena Ltd.
World Class Arena Limited, founded
in England by Martin Ripley in 2007, specialises in
innovative 21st century teaching and assessment.
We are a growing base of national and
international expertise in education with a projected
turnover in excess of £3m. WCAL has now successfully
delivered over 30 curriculum and assessment commissions.
WCAL has educational and assessment
expertise in key subjects (English, mathematics, science
and ICT) and in problem solving.
Our services include:
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Strategic, peer review and procurement
advice
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Curriculum and pedagogy development
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Assessment criteria and standards
development
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Development and implementation of
subject teaching and learning programmes
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Design and delivery of ‘on the ground’
teacher training
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Formative and summative assessment
development, including paper-based and on-screen
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Development of on-screen assessment
through the product lifecycle
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Multi-language publication
How we work
WCAL employs education experts, programme
and project management staff. For each commission we
put together a bespoke team from our pool of over 30
experts.
Our expertise
Staff and associates have developed
their expertise in a full range of settings including
schools, school boards, awarding bodies and test developers,
academia, government bodies and commercial education
service providers.
What we do
Education strategy
and policy development
WCAL supports clients in the development
of national and local education policy. We particularly
focus on the needs of all stakeholders, including, students,
parents, teachers, school leaders, local and national
government.
Formative &
summative assessment
WCAL leads the development and delivery
of some of the world's most innovative tests and assessments
on-screen and on paper.
Integrated teaching,
curriculum & assessment
WCAL's work includes developing curriculum
standards for 21st century learning, summative
and formative assessments, text books and learning resources,
and teacher training.
As well as face-to-face training and
hardcopy resources we also run online teacher communities
and develop computer-based student learning resources.
Major clients and partners
- Mawhiba, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Australian Council for Educational
Research (ACER)
- Assessing & Teaching 21st
Century Skills (ATC21S)
- Department for Education (UK)
- Futurelab
- Trumptech, Hong Kong & China
- Cisco, USA
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- World Class Arena Asia Limited