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For general qualifications, evolving assessment formats raise an important question: how do we support a wider range of candidate work while maintaining fair, reliable marking at scale? Join our RM Talks webinar to explore how digital marking is developing, with discussion on standardisation, quality assurance and examiner confidence. Dr Simon Child from Cambridge University Press & Assessment joins Professor Phillip Ormrod and our RM Assessment colleagues to bring research, examining and technology perspectives to the conversation. For those working in GQ assessment strategy, examinations, quality or operations, this is an opportunity to consider what these developments could mean in their own context. Candidate readiness and preferences vary across subjects, pathways and individuals; there is no single route that fits every assessment. Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00 GMT | Online Register today and join the discussion.

How can we assess richer evidence of professional competence while maintaining fair, reliable marking at scale? Join our RM Talks webinar to explore how digital marking is evolving, with Professor Phillip Ormrod, senior examiner for ICAEW Professional Level exams, Dr Simon Child from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and our RM Assessment colleagues. We’ll discuss: ✔Marking a wider range of candidate responses ✔Supporting standardisation, quality assurance and examiner confidence ✔Balancing more authentic assessments with fairness, validity and reliability For assessment teams working across professional qualifications, this is an opportunity to consider what these developments could mean in practice, recognising that candidate needs and digital readiness vary by subject, pathway and individual. Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 10:00-11:00 GMT | Online 🎫Register now to join the discussion🎫 Can’t join live? Register to receive the recording.

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How can national education systems prepare learners for a future shaped by digital transformation and changing labour demands? Governments are balancing unequal access, skills gaps and rising expectations for more personalised learning and fairer measurement of outcomes. Digital assessment providers can support this work through secure, scalable approaches that provide richer data, faster insight and reduced logistical burdens. 'Trusted Assessment Solutions for National Education Systems' explores how governments and examination bodies can transform assessment to make it more robust, inclusive and aligned with national development goals. Drawing on RM’s experience partnering with education systems worldwide, this report considers how trusted assessment can help policymakers support improvement, foster equality and prepare learners for the modern world. Download it today.

What should a positive candidate experience look like in a high-stakes assessment? The answer may not be found in one qualification type or one market. RM brought together representatives from regional general qualification awarding bodies and peers from professional qualification organisations for a roundtable discussion about what candidates experience today, and what it could become. The discussion explored whether there are common principles across general and professional qualifications, when established exam practices add value, how candidate needs should be balanced with wider operational demands, and what awarding bodies can learn from different markets. Read 'The candidate-first future: insights from awarding body leaders' to explore the relationship between operational assessment practices and the purpose of assessment, and consider what a more candidate-first approach could mean for general qualifications.

For governments and ministries considering digital assessment for general qualifications, scale is only part of the question. How can marking become more efficient while maintaining quality, security and reliability? SEAB’s move to on-screen marking offers a practical example. For Singapore’s national examinations, the approach helped reduce PSLE marking from four days to three, halve the number of teachers involved from 14,000 to around 7,000, and reduce marking costs by 25% in 2023. Explore the case study to see how SEAB introduced digital marking at national scale while strengthening efficiency, quality assurance and operational confidence.