What works in Cambridge
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Cambridge
Cambridge University Press & Assessment developed Write & Improve, a free AI writing-feedback tool launched in September 2016 that assigns CEFR proficiency levels (A1–C2) to English-language essays and highlights errors by type. The tool has registered over 2 million global learners and is used in classrooms across 100+ countries. A 2025 peer-reviewed study found AI-to-human-rater agreement on CEFR level comparable to inter-rater reliability between trained human examiners, and in 2024 Cambridge released an openly licensed corpus of 23,000+ annotated essays to support further research.
Drawn from: Coracle Inside — Secure In-Cell Digital Learning for UK Prisons · Gender Shades: The MIT Audit That Made Amazon, IBM and Microsoft Confront Facial-Recognition's Gender Gap · Experience AI — free global AI literacy curriculum (Raspberry Pi Foundation & Google DeepMind) · Write & Improve — Cambridge English free AI writing-feedback tool for EFL learners · Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative — Peer Learning and Executive Education for Mayors · PlanAI — Greater Cambridge's AI Tool Cuts Planning-Consultation Analysis From 18.5 Hours to 16 Minutes · PlanAI: AI-Summarised Public Consultation Analysis for Cambridge Planning · Cambridgeshire's Resource Allocation System — the UK Supreme Court Case That Set Rules for Algorithmic Care Budgets
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evidence of learning impact +35 pts 61 here · 26 average
Effectiveness +32 pts 100 here · 68 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy +29 pts 67 here · 37 average
Impact on gender equality +29 pts 100 here · 71 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +29 pts 89 here · 60 average
Curator validation +27 pts 100 here · 73 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Evaluated outcomes +21 pts 100 here · 79 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +20 pts 67 here · 47 average
Sustainability (ongoing) +15 pts 93 here · 78 average
Achievement / evidence +12 pts 100 here · 88 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +11 pts 100 here · 89 average
Scalability & sustainability +10 pts 73 here · 62 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +9 pts 83 here · 74 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +9 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Governance, capability & sustainability -8 pts 56 here · 64 average
Inclusiveness / equity -9 pts 33 here · 43 average
Demonstrated reach -26 pts 50 here · 76 average
Efficiency -33 pts 0 here · 33 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Cambridge. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Coracle Inside — Secure In-Cell Digital Learning for UK Prisons · 92
Experience AI — free global AI literacy curriculum (Raspberry Pi Foundation & Google DeepMind) · 87
Write & Improve — Cambridge English free AI writing-feedback tool for EFL learners · 80
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative — Peer Learning and Executive Education for Mayors · 76
PlanAI: AI-Summarised Public Consultation Analysis for Cambridge Planning · 73
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
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- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more