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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.

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.

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 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 9, 20242 min read

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

Moving a 1.5M paper test to on-screen delivery