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...
True end-to-end costs remain elusive, as there's no Target (Digital) Operating Model. If no new ££ for on-site 'paper behind glass' delivery, I'd explore Raspberry Pi - built in Wales, open source, 1/10 power usage, 80% cheaper hardware. Decoupling from legacy big-tech provision to local control?
Ceding control of exam delivery to outside provision remains a taboo for many. But some schools will *never* have the right IT provision for exam delivery. And nobody wants to say who's paying for kit and infrastructure. The DfE has already said 'Not us'. www.geoffchapman.com/post/dispell...
20+ lost years of quibbling, obfuscation, protectionism. And SEN learners are still being held hostage to paper delivery. www.geoffchapman.com/post/when-yo...
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.
Maybe! If Heads are willing to cede control of exam delivery to external venues, then there's a lot of upside. www.geoffchapman.com/post/dispell...
Too many handwriting enthusiasts blur the debate. Here are 15 digital school exam myths dispelled. www.geoffchapman.com/post/dispell...
Talking with PSI's Isabelle Gonthier on Balancing Innovation and Sustainability in the Future of Assessment. youtu.be/sEQG7xZg-6E?...
Is ACCA right to abandon remote exams? open.substack.com/pub/thebusin...
2009, using exam tech perfected in the mid 1990s.
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Behavioural rehabilitation. 1000’s of ambulances on stand-by with oxygen tanks. Faulty electrician apprenticeships. Government and insurgents co-operating to deliver exams in a war zone.
Read the digital exam stories from H2 2025. www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-h...
The Curriculum and Assessment Review – A sparkling mandate for digital exams or a complete washout?
Read how the Review clings to paper assessment, while struggling to comprehend assessing digital literacy and digital AI skills.
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How did the UK Citizenship Test pioneer 20 years of online digital exams?
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What will happen as City & Guilds becomes a commercial company subsidiary? How appropriate was the 'easier and safer' sale option? Read how this deal is era-defining, but questions remain.
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Do exam owners declare their energy usage? Is the exam sector in denial about its energy usage? Read how AI and video assessment is causing a quantum leap in energy usage. And feel the irony that it's neither benchmarked nor measured!
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The exam sector is haunted by fears of fulfilling special accommodations, grappling with AI and evolving social norms. Read how this week's TPAC conference revealed the sector's concerns, but gave hope for the future. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-a... via @LinkedIn
My learned and very knowledgeable friend @geoffchapman.bsky.social taking part in the #TPAC conference discussing the overcoming the challenges of assessor and examiner recruitment to awarding organisations.
A scramble to update - what does Digital Sovereignty mean for digital exams and e-assessment? www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
The e-Assessment Association Conference: an island of progress, innovation, and perseverance. But what next? www.linkedin.com/pulse/e-asse... via @LinkedIn
Is our love for a less-than-transparent world blighting trust in exams and assessment?
Read how digital exams and e-assessment are being held back by opacity, and our willingness to look the other way. www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-dig... via @LinkedIn
Can Multi-Modal Assessment sweep away the AI froth?
Read how a diverse basket of assessment instruments can increase objectivity, reduce risk, and maximise outcomes. linkedin.com/pulse/can-mu... via
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England's school exam system doesn't work for learners.
Latest blog discusses if it has Jumped The Shark and what can be done to improve it.
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Let's banish those digital exam myths. 15 fallacies debunked in this new blog. www.linkedin.com/pulse/dispel...
Is Ofqual worth £2M? How an expanded remit and higher quality threshold could make it even better value.
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Cyber criminal hostage negotiators, bungling Victorians, April 1 bike exams, and influencers on their exam journey.
Here are the half-year stories from the digital exam sector!
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Too many England educators catastrophise about digital, while their schools pay huge sums to compensate for inadequate (re)marking of paper scripts. And complain bitterly about halls and rooms being out of bounds for weeks.
Countries that already do digital are pointing and laughing.
Has the UK awarding body and assessment sector just had its 'Ratner' moment?
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Over 25 years of high stakes digital exam delivery in the UK. This is the story of one big volume digital test that re-shaped test design and delivery for learners to maximise impact. Delivered every working day. To over 750k learners a year.
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Is Comparative Judgement really 'the gold standard' of human judgement?
Fascinating study that used crowd-sourced non-experts vs. expert raters.
Tl;DR "Non-expert raters were reliable, and their scores were moderately correlated with expert ratings."
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