Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a world-leader in assessment, education, research and academic publishing. A part of the University of Cambridge, they share the mission ‘to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence’. This connection gives an unrivalled depth of experience in research, academic publishing, national education systems, international education and English language learning.
Cambridge and RM have worked together for since 2009, with Cambridge an early pioneer in onscreen marking. Over the last five years, Cambridge has marked over 27 million exam scripts using RM systems, driving improvements in the quality, speed and security of marking.
Cambridge is working with its international and UK-based schools to develop digital assessments, focusing on what students and teachers need and informed by rigorous testing and research. In November 2024, Cambridge and RM signed a new contract to extend their existing e-marking partnership for a further five years. This will see a number of digital mock exams to be taken using RM’s Assessment Master technology and support Cambridge’s work in developing its digital assessments.
Leverage long standing Cambridge subject matter expertise and RM technology expertise to develop a roadmap for future digital transformation
Enable more examinations to be taken digitally so that authoring, testing and marking can be done seamlessly
Continue to deliver the quality and efficiency through onscreen marking with RM Assessor
Support digital adoption for centres and schools to set them up for success.
RM Assessor is used by Cambridge for onscreen marking, but it’s not only efficiency that has been improved:
Using RM Assessment Master has the potential to improve students’ assessment experience by offering more varied question formats and by increasing accessibility and inclusivity.
Inclusivity and diversity are a vital part of assessment today. The adaptable nature of RM’s digital assessment technology is allowing Cambridge to create an equitable and engaging experience for all learners.
RM’s digital tools give organisations the ability to implement a much wider range of adjustments to test content more easily and quickly than would be possible with traditional paper assessments. Examples include adapting the appearance and layout of text to help candidates with dyslexia to make their reading more efficient or using text-to-speech software to assist students with visual impairment.
Cambridge wants to continue to ensure a modern, authentic assessment experience for young learners, especially for subjects like computer science, which is more suited to digital assessment, as it can be tested in the way it will be applied.
Cambridge has strong sustainability and environmental values to deliver positive outcomes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. RM shares these values and has recently been rated in the top 35% of companies for sustainability by EcoVadis, a globally trusted provider of business sustainability ratings with a network of more than 150,000+ rated companies.
The rating focused on four pillars of sustainability:
RM is well positioned to support Cambridge’s work, due to its long-standing expertise in digital assessment and e-marking, underpinned by its ability to fully integrate the two through its leading end-to-end technology. RM is committed to helping drive the digital transformation of assessment, leveraging our more than 50 years of education expertise as we develop RM Ava, supporting a better experience for learners across the world.