a desire to add speaking into the national assessment system. Currently it is unassessed. It is highly likely that classroom based assessment will be an upcoming topic in the schools system. Further information can be found at: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.culture.cambodia/2008-04/msg00424.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100725/News/nws_27.html Objectives Raise awareness of the theory of classroom based continuous assessment and how to put this theory into practice in the secondary classroom Equip participants with the skills to embed classroom based continuous assessment into their classroom practice Define appropriate, student friendly methods of assessing listening, speaking, reading and writing Define rubrics for scoring assessment tasks Match appropriate assessment methods to tasks typically found in secondary textbooks in India Optimise participants use of their own textbooks and other resources when assessing learning Raise confidence and build skills of participants in their role as champions Produce an article for India & Sri Lanka edition of English Teaching Professional which shares learnings and ideas from the school Encourage teachers to be part of Hornby Schools 2010/11 online community for continued sharing of ideas Requirements The Course Director will be expected to: agree core objectives, topics and schedule structure with the BC Project Managerproduce detailed course objectives, list of topics and draft schedule for BC Project Manager by end June (dates tba). as much as possible, use appropriate parts of British Council Teaching English and Learn English websitesdesign a course overview, participant materials and a comprehensive set of trainers notes using prescribed format and templates and send to Project Manager by end July (dates tba). Session plans may need to be adapted for each location to take account of local textbooks and syllabi. It is envisaged that a final version of the course and trainers notes will be published on the BC website.deliver the courseparticipate in course activities and at least one extra-curricular activity per coursemaintain effective communication on academic matters with Project Manager prior to, during and after the event according to agreed deadlinesmaintain effective communication on administrative and logistical matters with Regional ELT Heads prior to, during and after the event according to agreed deadlinesorganise collection of feedback for the course participants according to British Council requirements and refer to collated feedback in final report (collation to be done by BC staff)collate lesson/activity plans designed during the course as a booklet to be sent to course participants, Regional ELT Heads and Hornby Board of Trustees and for publication on the BC websitewrite a report for the Hornby Trust and Project English on all three coursesco-ordinate and contribute to one article which may be used for publication about the course format and topic to be agreed with Project Manager Selection Criteria Essential skills and competencies (candidates will be expected to reflect their ability to meet these criteria in their applications) C2 (CEFR) English language level minimum of five years experience of designing and delivering teacher training programmes, ideally in developing contexts with state sector teachersproven ability to design and deliver a course to fit the course descriptionexcellent interpersonal skills an understanding of developing country educational context and / or experience of working in India or