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The ''Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring'' (CEM) is a not-for-profit organisation and part of [http://www.dur.ac.uk Durham University], based in North East [[England]]. The fundamental aim is "to improve teaching and learning across society today and tomorrow". 

The Centre has a wide-ranging and influential role in education. Services fall into the following areas:

* Assessment & Monitoring Systems for Schools, Colleges and Education Authorities
* Educational Research & Evaluation
* Teaching, Training and CPD

The Centre endeavours to provide high quality information through a scientific and evidence-based approach. It is committed to:

* applying the best standards of science to the development and evaluation of policies
* evidence, rather than authority or opinion, as the guide to practice
* collecting gold-standard evidence by using controlled trials wherever possible
* quantification to give accurate answers and keep things ‘in perspective’


Its web site is at http://www.cemcentre.org

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