Featured insight
As anxiety, artificial intelligence and digital transformation reshape the classroom, long-established assessment models are under pressure. Rita Bateson of Eblana Learning reflects on what students now expect from exams, and where education systems are struggling to keep pace.
Connect with Matthew
More from Matthew Kelly
Digital assessment
AI in assessment
How group assessment could finally come of age, thanks to AI
From a presentation given at the e-AA International Conference 2026 by James Spurgeon, Strategic Architect, RM and Rita Bateson, Co-founder and Head of Education, Eblana Learning, based on the...
Candidate experience
RM Assessment
Do we design digital assessments for real candidates? And does it matter?
At the recent e-Assessment Association International Conference, RM brought together a recent A-level candidate, an awarding body's Chief Academic Officer, and an education specialist. Prompted by...
Candidate experience
Digital assessment
How the reliability of assessments drives candidate experience
With the busiest time of year for assessment in full swing, any disruption to the running of exams is big news. Whether professional or academic qualifications, the most important element for any...
Digital assessment
Future of assessment
Adaptive comparative judgement (ACJ)
Can bulk text analysis show if we really value originality?
A recent survey of UK teachers found that 73% think that the curriculum does not place enough focus on teaching soft skills for employment. With employers increasingly saying they value creativity,...
Candidate experience
Digital assessment
General Qualifications
Exam Boards
Chasing two goals: the experience of exam candidates with competing demands
Most sixteen-year-olds in the UK have one thing on their minds as April moves into May. GCSEs, Nationals and other high-stakes exams loom large. However, at least one 2026 GCSE candidate could be...
Candidate experience
Opinion
Digital assessment
Future of assessment
RM Assessment
Why the future of assessment belongs to the candidate, not the examiner
There is a new frontier emerging in professional and educational assessment. And for once it has little to do with artificial intelligence.It is a crisis in candidate experience (CX). For too many,...