Your guide to digital exams

How digital exams will work

Our digital exams will be traditional exam papers just on a screen. All the familiar features of an exam will be there.

Students will be able to:

• bookmark pages
• return to questions with ease
• enter special characters or accented letters via specially developed toolbars.

We’ve spent the past two years conducting research, pilots and trials in schools to make sure that they’re safe, secure and fair.

Students will access the exam questions and nothing else.

They won’t be able to use:

• the internet
• spell check
• auto correct.

Other than the introduction of a screen, not much else is changing. Teachers, examiners and invigilators will play the same important roles, marking remains the same and security is still key.

Our digital exam platform

We’re committed to finding more engaging ways of assessing what a learner knows and can do. That’s why we’re working with the market leader in digital assessment to make sure that we get digital exams right.

Our demo includes example question types for a range of subjects. This isn’t the finished platform, or an indication of which subjects might go digital next. This is your chance to have a look at the technology and see how we’re preparing for all types of assessment.

Research and reports on digital exams

We've done a lot of research on the topic of digital exams. To find out more, you can read the reports that we’ve published.

Next steps

Taking small steps together, we’ll be on hand with detailed guidance, technical support and advice as you come with us on this exciting journey.