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25 years of the Construction Health and Safety (Digital) Test
This is the story of one big volume UK digital test that re-shaped test design and delivery for maximum impact.
18 hours ago3 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...
Dec 6, 20246 min read

Taboos and Fairy Stories - How will schools adopt digital exams?
The how and why of school digital exam delivery.
Jun 27, 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.
Jun 7, 20243 min read

Move to digital exams, win a microwave?
Moving to digital exams for schools needs macro messages, not transactional retail offers.
Jun 4, 20243 min read


Digital exam readiness: think gas central heating, not smart meters.
What the digital exam sector can learn from the UK's move to 'wonderfuel' gas.
May 7, 20242 min read


Does the act you've known for all these years need a refresh?
20 years ago, England's exam regulator set the agenda for school digital exams. A fresh campaign to build consensus is now needed.
Apr 20, 20243 min read


Rage Against the Exam Regulatory Machine?
A sell-out Next Generation Assessment conference in Manchester this week saw digital exam contributions from learners, student voice,...
Mar 19, 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.
Feb 29, 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 27, 20243 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 17, 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 9, 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
Jan 4, 20242 min read


2023 in Review
2023 was a seismic year in assessment. Many learners returned to an exam hall for the first time in a number of years. Three UK exam...
Dec 10, 20234 min read


Best Left Unsaid: Digging into what Ofqual’s e-assessment report omits
As trade press gossip intensifies on Ofqual’s potential new interim leader, England’s exam regulator has published a new report – looking...
Dec 16, 20206 min read


The Comeback Kid: Is formative assessment back for good?
Seldom a day passes without calls to reduce summative exams, replacing them with the measurement of soft ‘21st Century’ skills. But how...
Dec 12, 20194 min read


Trust and confidence - are you being invigilated?
The UK and worldwide press are writing more stories on exam invigilation malpractice. Parents, learners and press journalists are asking...
Feb 13, 20183 min read


2015 Report Review: Centre Readiness for eAssessment: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
This research report from 2014 is now publicly available via the three UK regulators, SQA, CCEA and Welsh Government. It looks at the...
Sep 1, 20152 min read
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