Site Search
August 2019 edition out now

Not a subscriber?
To request a Two-Issue Free Trial email your details to: subs@theassignmentreport.com

Recent Articles in Qualifications and Assessment

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
Member Content GL Education to take CAT4 to China in partnership with GP Menco
May 1, 2019
GL Education, the London-based provider of formative assessments, has signed a ten-year partnership agreement with the Shanghai-based General Plan Menco Education Group, which will see the Mandarin edition of GL Education’s Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) being used to support GP Menco’s teacher training and consultancy to Chinese state schools.
Member Content Instructure acquires MasteryConnect
May 1, 2019
Instructure, the NYSE-listed company behind the cloud-based Canvas and Bridge learning management systems, has acquired MasteryConnect, the Chan Zuckerberg and Dell Foundation backed provider of formative assessment tracking tools for the K-12 market.
Member Content OUP launches adaptive Oxford Test of English
May 1, 2019
Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched the Oxford Test of English, an online English proficiency test for learners aged 16 and over which uses adaptive technology to personalise the assessment for each candidate according to their ability level.
Member Content Certica and Learnosity partner in K-12 assessments
May 1, 2019
Certica Solutions, the Massachusetts-based provider of online platform Certica Connect, has announced a partnership with Learnosity, the Dublin-based assessment solutions platform.
Member Content Renaissance expands pre-K portfolio with acquisition of Early Learning Labs
May 1, 2019
Renaissance, the Francisco Partners-backed pre-K-12 learning analytics and curriculum provider, has acquired Early Learning Labs.
Member Content Small Company Results: Skills and Education Group Awards
May 1, 2019
Skills and Education Group Awards, the Nottingham-based charitable company formerly known as ABC Awards, has reported a surplus of £461k for the year ended 31 August 2018, on total income up 7.1% to £2.5m.
Member Content Small Company Results: ASDAN
Mar 29, 2019
ASDAN, the Bristol-based non-profit provider of programmes and qualifications that explicitly grow skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life, has reported net income before investment gains of £31k for the year ended 31 August 2018.
more articles >>