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If almost 10% of learners were impaired by an outdated exam regime, wouldn't you change it? Read how a UK Medical College is challenging exam owners to change their exam access arrangements that are failing learners.
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Why are examiners and exam marking dragged in the media during the peak exam season?
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With trust in assessment being corroded by trad paper exams and dogmatists, read how digital-enabled design re-builds trust, and gives more time for assessment supervision to benefit everyone.
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How will Martyn's Law change UK exam delivery? Organisations must re-assess their emergency preparedness. Read why candidate safety underpins this new era in exam delivery security.
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There are stunts for max reach. And there are carefully planned and financed campaigns to hold back assessment progress. Read how the assessment sector needs to re-gain authority and set the agenda.
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LMS-delivered exams were cyber-attacked. Using dedicated test software helps, but read how agentic AI skips this step to give more assessment supervision opportunities.
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Should V Levels be digital by design?
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Keep calm and debunk the myths. Read how the digital exam and learner equity debates make many feel like Yesterday's Man. How should the sector bring everyone on the digital journey? thebusinessofassessment.substack.com/p/are-educat...
Has the assessment sector lost the digital exam story? open.substack.com/pub/thebusin...
It was our first Student Advisory Group meeting of 2026 yesterday, and we welcomed new members, a new Student Chair, a new Trustee Chair, and a new Executive Sponsor. On the agenda were digital exams, Citizenship, and the new National Youth Strategy with special guests UK Youth and Girlguiding.
Geoff Chapman
Geoff Chapman
Geoff Chapman
A harmless celebrity endorsement? The backlash to England’s Department of Education campaign with UK TV reality star Gemma Collins is just another day of hand-wringers whinging and marketers nodding.
How is the digital exam story under threat? Read how the narrative must be changed by avoiding low-impact activities, and deploying easy-to-grasp stories.
