Getting the Best from CAT gives full and comprehensive guidance on interpreting and using the data generated by CAT, using case studies of best practice in secondary schools and sample data.

It helps to broaden understanding of the range of abilities assessed by CAT, the varied purposes of the assessment and the ways in which the results can be used by teachers, departments, schools and LEAs.

The guide, which contains many case studies of effective school practice, is accompanied by a CD that includes sample datasets and analytic tools (Microsoft EXCEL workbooks). Getting the Best from CAT provides a clear rationale for why and how users might analyse their CAT results, along with practical tools to enable their analyses, which users can apply direct to their own CAT data.