RM Compare DataShare - Enabling Safe, Collaborative Assessment

By Mark House

RM Compare DataShare enables organisations to collaborate at any scale, with privacy and compliance built-in at every step.

Your data is kept private and protected by default; nothing is ever shared unless you make the decision to do so.

Our approach means you get the best of both worlds: powerful, scalable digital collaboration and ironclad data security.

Key concepts in RM Compare

RM Compare is built around five core concepts, and understanding each one is vital to working effectively with the system.

  • First, there are Licence Centres, which act as your organisation’s secure digital home on the platform.
  • Second, Connectors—these let you form trusted, secure links between Centres for cross-organisation work.
  • Third, DataShare provides the foundational capability for sharing assessment data in a controlled, auditable way.
  • Fourth, the Private Sessions setting gives individual users the power to manage the visibility of their work, allowing for confidentiality when needed.
  • And finally, the Parent-Child Relationship model supports more complex organisational structures—like multi-academy trusts or federations—offering central oversight while preserving local autonomy.

The following video explains each one in detail.

Data Protection principles

We operate in a regulatory environment where compliance with standards like GDPR isn’t optional—it’s essential.

That’s why RM Compare is designed from the ground up with privacy, user control, and auditable security built in.

Everything we do is aimed at giving users control over who sees what, when, and how, all while making compliance straightforward and reliable for administrators.

You can learn more in the video below.

Empowering users - safetly

We know that in today’s digital learning environment, users need to easily understand and control who has access to their work.

RM Compare puts privacy choices right at the user’s fingertips, while giving administrators the tools to manage trust and collaboration across complex organisations.