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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,...

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 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...

Nov 16, 20185 min read

Back in July, I was intrigued by the use of a chatbot for conducting university admission at Leeds Beckett University, wondering what...