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Sep 5, 20243 min read

When you forget about trialling school digital exams and assessment 20 years ago.

I read yesterday’s review report on curriculum and assessment, chaired by former Secretary of State for Education Charles Clarke,...

Jun 27, 20243 min read

The how and why of school digital exam delivery.

Jun 7, 20243 min read

Why do angry educators try to shut down the school digital exam debate? Read how mis-trust, inarticulacy, and passivity prevents advocacy.

Jun 4, 20243 min read

Moving to digital exams for schools needs macro messages, not transactional retail offers.

May 7, 20242 min read

What the digital exam sector can learn from the UK's move to 'wonderfuel' gas.

Mar 19, 20243 min read

A sell-out Next Generation Assessment conference in Manchester this week saw digital exam contributions from learners, student voice,...

Feb 29, 20243 min read

The school digital exam vision seems to have stalled. Here are five problems with the vision, and five solutions on how to improve it.

Jan 27, 20243 min read

England’s school exam owners have presented their digital journey to 2030. Railway enthusiasts may scoff, but isn’t seven years too long...

Jan 22, 20243 min read

Paper behind glass. It’s often what exam owner’s try when moving to digital exams. The same questions (usually multiple choice) with the...

Jan 17, 20242 min read

Are digital exams given a free (green) pass? Environmental evidence is still sparse, but lower power, sustainable computers may be an answer

Jan 16, 20243 min read

England’s school exam owners are preparing to offer GCSE digital exams and their paper equivalent in parallel. But is that fair? Is one...

Jan 4, 20242 min read

Moving a 1.5M paper test to on-screen delivery

Jun 4, 20144 min read

After seven years of delivering through one assessment company, Microsoft Learning have returned to ‘dual-sourcing’, that is offering...