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Recent Articles in Qualifications and Assessment

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.
Member Content Lifetime secures new client wins despite uncertainty of the Apprenticeship Levy
Mar 29, 2019
MTH Topco, the Silverfleet Capital-owned holding company for Lifetime Training Group and Innovate Awarding, delivered an adjusted EBITDA of £15.0m for the year ended 31 July 2018.
Member Content Pearson expects sales to return to growth in 2020
Feb 28, 2019
Pearson has reported an adjusted operating profit of £546m for the year ended 31 December 2018, on revenue down 9% to £4,129m. In underlying terms (adjusted for portfolio changes and forex), adjusted operating profit was up 8%, in line with recent guidance.
Member Content RM benefits from the Consortium acquisition, international growth and cost savings
Feb 28, 2019
RM has posted an adjusted operating profit of £27.5m for the year ended 30 November 2018, on revenue up 19% to £221.0m.
Member Content IELTS and student placements power IDP Education’s first half performance
Feb 28, 2019
IDP Education, the Melbourne-based English language testing and international student placement company, has posted an EBITDA of A$66.8m for the six months ended 31 December 2018, on revenue up 26% to A$304.3m.
Member Content Cambridge Assessment English and Speexx launch new business language programme
Feb 28, 2019
Cambridge Assessment English is partnering with Speexx, a Munich-based intelligent language learning platform, to develop and launch a co-branded language-learning programme.
Member Content SQA renews e-assessment contract with BTL
Feb 28, 2019
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has renewed its contract with BTL Group for the use of Surpass, the Shipley-based company’s end-to-end e-assessment platform.
Member Content Rob Coe joins Evidence Based Education
Feb 28, 2019
Rob Coe has joined Evidence Based Education, the Sunderland-based provider of professional development programmes focused on both improved teaching and better student outcomes.
Member Content Small Company Results: Educational and Industrial Test Services (Morrisby)
Feb 28, 2019
The Morrisby Organisation, the trading name of Educational and Industrial Test Services Limited, has reported net assets to £1.6m for the year ended 31 July 2018.
Member Content Small Company Results: Gateway Qualifications Limited
Feb 28, 2019
Gateway Qualifications, the Colchester-based non-profit awarding body, which offers a range of vocational qualifications, Apprenticeships and Access to HE Diplomas, delivered a surplus of £216k for the year ended 31 July 2018.
Member Content Higher than expected cost savings help Pearson meet profit guidance
Jan 31, 2019
Pearson expects to deliver an adjusted operating profit of between £540m and £545m for 2018, in line with the company’s guidance of £520m to £560m, and ahead of the £533m consensus forecast, according to the company’s latest trading update.
Member Content XSEED acquires Report Bee
Jan 31, 2019
XSEED Education, the Singapore-based K-12 education company focused on 21st century skills, is to acquire Report Bee, a Chennai-based edtech startup focused on assessment analytics and reporting. 
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