Making sense of mastery
Since the Department for Education (DfE) announced their plans to support primary schools with implementing a teaching for mastery approach, mastery has become synonymous with maths teaching.
Onscreen Assessment
Empowering choice, enhancing inclusion
Technology is advancing, learning is evolving, and so are exams.Ìý
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Thousands of students have taken our onscreen GCSE and International GCSE exams since 2022, and we’re making more options available to schools and colleges each year.ÌýÌý Ìý
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We’re leading the way in opening up new ways for students to best show what they know and can do. Driven by research, your feedback and the latest technology, we’ll continue innovating digital exams that enhance accessibility, enrich learning and equip students for the future.
We’re already making onscreen exams a reality…
Driven by evidence and our work with the education community, our onscreen assessments are already influencing exam experiences in the UK and around the globe.
See onscreen assessment in action
Onscreen exams are about more than assessments being on a device. With the option of paper and digital exams, there are more ways for students to best show what they know and can do.Ìý and schools and colleges can choose the formats that will suit each learner.ÌýÌý
See for yourself what our onscreen exams look like and explore how they could work for your students.
New: selected International GCSEs
Students have been taking onscreen exams for our ÃÛÌÒapp Edexcel International GCSE qualifications since 2022, with more subjects offering onscreen options every year.
GCSE Computer Science
Our ÃÛÌÒapp Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Computer Science includes an onscreen exam to assess real-world skills in anÌýengaging way.Ìý
Mocks Service
Thousands of students have sat our onscreen ÃÛÌÒapp Edexcel mock exams in schools and homes since 2021.
And the following ÃÛÌÒapp Edexcel International GCSE and GCSE* exams are going onscreen very soon...
Available for first onscreen assessment from summer 2025
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Available for first onscreen assessment from summer 2026 |
Available for first onscreen assessment from summer 2027 |
* Subject to regulatory timelines and Ofqual approval
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| International GCSE Geography (for a limited number of centres) | International GCSE Information and Communication Technology | International GCSE Computer Science | GCSE English Language |
| International GCSE Pakistan Studies | International GCSE English as a Second Language | GCSE English Language 2.0 | |
| International GCSE Islamic Studies | GCSE English Literature |
Also available:
Functional Skills in maths and English
Flexibility is key with our range of on-demand, onscreen and remote-invigilated Level 1/2 assessments.
BTECs and Apprenticeships
Onscreen tests are available forÌýBTEC Firsts, Technicals and Specialist qualifications, plus End-Point Assessments for Apprenticeships.
Onscreen assessment in Egypt
Working with the Egyptian Ministry of Education, we deliver over 14 million onscreen exams to over 1.6 million students a year.
ÃÛÌÒapp Test of English (PTE Academic)
Our fully automated, AI-based test is used worldwide to certify English Language proficiency.
Research and insights
Every student, subject and assessment is unique. So, we’re always collaborating, discussing and investigating how we can unlock the opportunities from onscreen exams.Ìý
Together, we’ll will shape more assessment options that are accessible, inclusive and equip students for the future.
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Making the challenge of meeting each child’s distinct learning needs manageable
As children move through primary school there are always concepts or objectives that some children fail to master before it’s time to move the class on. This means that each child has a unique set of strengths, as well as the potential for small gaps in their knowledge and skills, and areas about which they feel less confident.
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#LearningFirst: Sharing good practice in a life beyond levels
#LearningFirst Bath Spa ‘Show & Tell’ 22nd September 2016 was an opportunity for teachers from a variety of settings to come together, to share good practice and their school’s experience of their journey to a life beyond levels.
#InYourEd Podcast
In a recent podcast on exams going digital, Hayley White (ÃÛÌÒapp) shares insights with Grainne Hallahan (TES) and Tom Richmond (EDSK) on how we’re making onscreen exams a reality, our experiences, and what’s next.
What are the barriers and opportunities with onscreen?
Our 'Onscreen Assessment Spotlight' report draws on expert views and surveys to identify the opportunities of technology in assessment and the barriers to change.
What does the future of assessment look like?
We asked students, teachers, parents, employers and parliamentarians for their thoughts on the future of assessments for 14–19-year-olds in England.ÌýÌý
What teachers and students say...
In May 2022, more than 600 students sat their ÃÛÌÒapp Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) English Language A exams onscreen.ÌýThe results were clear:
- 100% of teachers in our pilot are interested in offering our onscreen exams again
- 90% of students from the pilot said they think their school should offer more onscreen assessment in the future.
What's more, the pilot and our onscreen journey has led to us becoming a BETT Award Finalist for Transformational Impact.Ìý
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