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Dec 6, 20246 min read

2024 Exam Sector Review

A curious year for the assessment sector. $25M fines for exam cheating. UK spluttering on plans for digitising school exams. A regulator...

Sep 5, 20243 min read

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.

Apr 20, 20243 min read

20 years ago, England's exam regulator set the agenda for school digital exams. A fresh campaign to build consensus is now needed.

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 12, 20243 min read

The tide is turning on casual exam invigilators. Career folk invigilating every day versus apathetic people wishing they were elsewhere....

Aug 7, 20162 min read

Going to university? Wouldn’t it be great if you could choose your university based on actual results, not on mocks or ‘guesstimates’? Do...

Aug 31, 20152 min read

This research report from 2014 is now publicly available via the three UK regulators, SQA, CCEA and Welsh Government. It looks at the...