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Recent Articles in Qualifications and Assessment

Member Content Kaplan to launch Cambridge endorsed IELTS test-prep
Jul 31, 2019
Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment English have announced a partnership with Kaplan Test Prep to deliver live-streamed and self-paced preparation courses for IELTS.
Member Content Cambridge acquires Durham University’s CEM
Jun 30, 2019
Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press have jointly acquired the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring  a not-for-profit research formative assessment provider based at Durham University.
Member Content Acquisition of SoNET extends RM’s e-assessment capability
Jun 30, 2019
RM has acquired Melbourne-based SoNET Systems, a provider of e-testing software, for £7.3m.
Member Content Illuminate Education acquires FastBridge Learning
Jun 30, 2019
Illuminate Education, the US-based K-12 student performance system backed by Insight Venture Partners, has acquired FastBridge Learning, a research-driven assessment platform.
Member Content ACT extends capabilities with acquisition of Mawi Learning
Jun 30, 2019
ACT, the US-based the non-profit assessment organisation, has acquired Mawi Learning, a provider of educator professional development and student curriculum focused on building social and emotional skills.
Member Content New partnership for Khan Academy
Jun 30, 2019
Khan Academy, the non-profit provider of free online learning videos formed in 2006 by Salman Khan, has announced a partnership with formative assessment provider NWEA to jointly develop and launch the MAP Accelerator.
Member Content $90m PE for Examity
May 31, 2019
Examity, a Massachusetts-based developer of online proctoring and learning validation solutions, has secured $90m in funding from private equity firm Great Hill Partners.
Member Content Credly closes $11.1m funding round
May 31, 2019
Credly, the US-based digital credentialing platform, has closed an $11.1m funding round.
Member Content NCFE’s FY18 financial performance exceeds business plan
May 31, 2019
NCFE, the Newcastle-based national Awarding Organisation and registered educational charity, has posted an operating surplus before investment gains of £5.4m for the year ended 31 July 2018, on total income of ...
Member Content New SQA Chief Executive Appointed
May 31, 2019
Fiona Robertson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of SQA, and Scotland’s Chief Examining Officer, replacing Dr Janet Brown who is retiring.
Member Content Pearson delivers 2% increase in underlying revenue in Q1
May 1, 2019
Pearson delivered a 2% increase in underlying revenue for the first three months of 2019, according to the company’s latest trading update.
Member Content Acquisitions help offset decline in UK qualifications at City & Guilds
May 1, 2019
City & Guilds Group has reported a net operating loss before exceptional items of £2.7m for the year ended 31 August 2018, on total income up 0.7% to £143.6m
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