Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring

The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) is based in Durham University in the UK. Also known as CEM, the Centre provides indicator systems to schools and colleges. It is best known for its collection of widely used family of monitoring systems including ALIS, Yellis, MidYIS and PIPS that monitor the progress and attitudes of pupils in thousands of schools across the UK and elsewhere. The CEM Centre is the largest educational research group in a UK university and it is directed by Peter Tymms.

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