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Jun 7, 20243 min read
Got issues? Don’t let Mr Angry stop the digital exam debate
Why do angry educators try to shut down the school digital exam debate? Read how mis-trust, inarticulacy, and passivity prevents advocacy.
Feb 29, 20243 min read
It's a Vision Thing. 5 problems with the Digital School Exams vision, and how to improve it.
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
Hey Paper Hostage, what’s the rush? Why school exam digitisation perpetuates inequality. But not how you think.
England’s school exam owners have presented their digital journey to 2030. Railway enthusiasts may scoff, but isn’t seven years too long...
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Are digital exams given a free (green) pass?
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
The new Metric Martyrs? Are digital exams really the same as paper ones?
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 9, 20242 min read
"But We Don't Have Enough Computers!" Delivering digital exams for UK schools
The main four England and Wales General Qualifications exam owners have set out their digital school exam stall. It's shook many digital...
Jan 4, 20242 min read
24 years ago we moved a big exam from paper to on-screen
Moving a 1.5M paper test to on-screen delivery
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