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It’s time ... to empower teacher judgement
For decades, the assessment system has often overlooked teachers’ expertise, relying on standardised scores that can undervalue professional judgement and reduce classroom autonomy. The new curriculum reforms present a transformational opportunity to put teachers at the heart of assessment, restoring trust in their insights, experience, and professional knowledge.
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It's time....time to recognise every success pathway
Educational reforms are reshaping how we view success. Instead of a narrow focus on high-stakes exams and academic attainment, the new curriculum puts value on every young person’s strengths, talents, and achievements whether academic, creative, vocational, or through enrichment.
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It’s time.... to value the whole curriculum
Education is more than exams and league tables. For too long, the system has privileged what’s easy to quantify—core subjects, test results, and narrow definitions of success, while arts, enrichment, creative subjects, oracy, and broader life skills have been pushed aside.
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It's time.....to measure what you treasure
For too long, education has been shaped by what’s easiest to count—test scores, exam grades, and narrow metrics. This is the essence of the McNamara fallacy: mistaking the measurable for the meaningful, and overlooking the deeper qualities that matter most in life.
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RM Compare - It's time....
The landscape of education is changing. Across England, the Curriculum and Assessment Review signals the most significant renewal in decades—and with it, a powerful three-year window to rethink, rebuild, and reimagine how we understand student accomplishment. Read our 10 part blog series.
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RM Compare Newsletter - November 2025
Another bumper edition featuring product updates, research reports and a number of opinion pieces. The pace of change in assessment is exponential, driven by the impact of AI. Keeping up can be difficult. We prioritise speed of learning in everything we do to help you to get the very latest perspectives. We are learning faster than ever and will continue to share as we progress. We build RM Compare to facilitate fast learning, and also support research partners around the world to drive things forward. There has never been a more exciting (or important) time for assessment.
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Reflections from the RM Assessment 'AI in Action' Conference: Beyond bunkers.
Billionaires are building bunkers. From luxury compounds in the depths of New Zealand to secretive estates far from prying eyes, some of the world’s wealthiest are investing heavily in “doomsday” preparations, hoping to insulate themselves from whatever crisis may come next. In a world fixated on uncertainty—whether from technological disruption, planetary challenges, or the unpredictable rise of AI—future-proofing is on everyone’s agenda.
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RM Compare Newsletter - October 2025
We have spent the summer deep in the RM Compare system making a number of 'under-the-hood' changes and improvements. This effort will start to be realised very soon by users with some significant updates and upgrade - can't say much more right now but watch this space!
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Welcoming the New Direction: RM Compare at the Heart of Skills-Based Assessment
The announcement today that the 50% university participation target will be scrapped marks a major turning point in English education policy. As the focus shifts from traditional academic pathways to a broader, skills-driven vision, opportunities open up for learners, educators, and providers to rethink what success truly means in a rapidly changing world.