Have We Mistaken Volume for Value?
Within education and skills, there is a tendency to equate more with better: more learning hours, more evidence, more checkpoints, more assessment. Yet, it is…
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New findings from Jisc highlight the benefits of a Collaborative Approach to AI in Assessment
By using a pilot model participants gain access to a safe space to explore, varied perspectives and support from sector experts Initial insights from Jisc’s year-long AI in Marking and Feedback Pilots outline the challenges and opportunities faced by educators and students from 38 UK colleges and…
Post-16 Reform is Moving Fast, but is Assessment Keeping up?
Dean Blewitt, Senior Innovation and Investments Manager at the awarding organisations NCFE, explains why assessment must continue to keep pace with sector reforms if learners are to achieve the outcomes…
Why Essential Skills Are Hard To Assess, And Why That Matters
Essential skills are key to work and daily life, so why don’t we assess them in the same way as occupational skills or knowledge? So why do we need to change our…
Assessing Apprenticeships One Year On: A Stocktake From The AAO Perspective
It is a year since the Government announced its Apprenticeship Assessment Principles, marking the most significant shift in assessment policy since the introduction of End‑Point…
Linguaskill language exam achieves quality ‘badge of honour’
Linguaskill, the online, certificated English proficiency exam from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, has been awarded the ALTE Q-mark – a prestigious quality standard for exams, from…
Assessment Is Being Rewritten: What the Latest Research Means for FE & HE Right Now
Assessment is at a crossroads. AI is accelerating change, student needs are shifting, and colleges are being asked to deliver fairer, more flexible, more future-proofed…
Navigating the AI ‘Wild West’
While AI has extraordinary potential to transform English language education – it must be used sensibly and be guided by robust ethical frameworks, writes Dr…
Tackling The Confusion Of The Apprenticeship Assessment Reforms
In February 2025, the government announced large scale and wide reaching reforms to apprenticeship assessment, yet, in the months that have followed, detailed information has…
Preparing for Change: What Ofqual regulated EPAOs Need to Know About Assessment Strategies
This is the second article from Sarah Sutcliffe and Jackie Stark from ProAssess and Jacqui Molkenthin from JEML Consulting designed to support EPAOs/AOs understand the…