Episodes

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Dave Mellor, Deputy Director of Assessment at AlphaPlus. Dave Mellor has a wealth of experience in delivering high-stakes school examinations. During this presentation, Dave draws upon his expertise to address the following questions: • Globally, which school assessment models have been impacted the most during the pandemic?• Would it have been possible to have just made the switch to rem...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Dave Mellor, Deputy Director of Assessment at AlphaPlus. Dave Mellor has a wealth of experience in delivering high-stakes school examinations. During this presentation, Dave draws upon his expertise to address the following questions: • Globally, which school assessment models have been impacted the most during the pandemic?• Would it have been possible to have just made the switch to rem...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Dave Mellor, Deputy Director of Assessment at AlphaPlus. Dave Mellor has a wealth of experience in delivering high-stakes school examinations. During this presentation, Dave draws upon his expertise to address the following questions: • Globally, which school assessment models have been impacted the most during the pandemic?• Would it have been possible to have just made the switch to rem...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some community and Surpass team updates first played during the Surpass Conference in October, as well as re-capping on some new features in the latest release of Surpass. Tim also gives a preview of an upcoming Surpass Community webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on test centre operations, with some insights from test centre suppliers. T...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some community and Surpass team updates first played during the Surpass Conference in October, as well as re-capping on some new features in the latest release of Surpass. Tim also gives a preview of an upcoming Surpass Community webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on test centre operations, with some insights from test centre suppliers. T...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some community and Surpass team updates first played during the Surpass Conference in October, as well as re-capping on some new features in the latest release of Surpass. Tim also gives a preview of an upcoming Surpass Community webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on test centre operations, with some insights from test centre suppliers. T...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Romana Moss, Project Manager for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. Romana discusses WSET's planned journey to introduce computer-based testing in centres with Surpass, which were slightly hijacked by COVID-19 resulting in a rapid implementation of remote invigilation. Romana discusses how the lessons learned have better informed their previous roll-out plans. Presentations are created ...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Romana Moss, Project Manager for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. Romana discusses WSET's planned journey to introduce computer-based testing in centres with Surpass, which were slightly hijacked by COVID-19 resulting in a rapid implementation of remote invigilation. Romana discusses how the lessons learned have better informed their previous roll-out plans. Presentations are created ...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Romana Moss, Project Manager for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. Romana discusses WSET's planned journey to introduce computer-based testing in centres with Surpass, which were slightly hijacked by COVID-19 resulting in a rapid implementation of remote invigilation. Romana discusses how the lessons learned have better informed their previous roll-out plans. Presentations are created ...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some of the Community content from the recent Surpass Conference, as well as playing some information on new standard setting functionality from the Surpass pre-release webinar. Tim also shares insights from a test centre supplier on their experiences during the pandemic, ahead of a Surpass Community webinar featuring the Test Delivery S...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some of the Community content from the recent Surpass Conference, as well as playing some information on new standard setting functionality from the Surpass pre-release webinar. Tim also shares insights from a test centre supplier on their experiences during the pandemic, ahead of a Surpass Community webinar featuring the Test Delivery S...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim revisits some of the Community content from the recent Surpass Conference, as well as playing some information on new standard setting functionality from the Surpass pre-release webinar. Tim also shares insights from a test centre supplier on their experiences during the pandemic, ahead of a Surpass Community webinar featuring the Test Delivery S...

This podcast is recorded as an accompaniment to the recent webinar, where the features discussed can been seen demonstrated by Jack Hobson and Nathan Driver. In this Surpass pre-release podcast, Ben Brady and Technical Author and Trainer Nathan Driver discuss some of the fantastic new features that will be introduced to Surpass. Highlights of the podcast include the new award-winning Help functionality, an introduction to standard setting features, and enhancements to item authoring. If you a...

This podcast is recorded as an accompaniment to the recent webinar, where the features discussed can been seen demonstrated by Jack Hobson and Nathan Driver. In this Surpass pre-release podcast, Ben Brady and Technical Author and Trainer Nathan Driver discuss some of the fantastic new features that will be introduced to Surpass. Highlights of the podcast include the new award-winning Help functionality, an introduction to standard setting features, and enhancements to item authoring. If you a...

This podcast is recorded as an accompaniment to the recent webinar, where the features discussed can been seen demonstrated by Jack Hobson and Nathan Driver. In this Surpass pre-release podcast, Ben Brady and Technical Author and Trainer Nathan Driver discuss some of the fantastic new features that will be introduced to Surpass. Highlights of the podcast include the new award-winning Help functionality, an introduction to standard setting features, and enhancements to item authoring. If you a...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim tells us about a virtual Christmas market being held for the UK Awarding Community on 26th November, as well as playing some presentation highlights and community updates from the 2020 Surpass Conference. Tim also gives an overview of upcoming events, as well as re-visiting the recent Surpass pre-release webinar. This update was first broadcast o...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim tells us about a virtual Christmas market being held for the UK Awarding Community on 26th November, as well as playing some presentation highlights and community updates from the 2020 Surpass Conference. Tim also gives an overview of upcoming events, as well as re-visiting the recent Surpass pre-release webinar. This update was first broadcast o...

Join Tim Burnett for a Surpass Community update to catch up on all the latest news from the fastest growing community in testing. In this episode, Tim tells us about a virtual Christmas market being held for the UK Awarding Community on 26th November, as well as playing some presentation highlights and community updates from the 2020 Surpass Conference. Tim also gives an overview of upcoming events, as well as re-visiting the recent Surpass pre-release webinar. This update was first broadcast o...

This podcast episode is a recording of the keynote presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Liberty Munson, Senior Psychometrician for Microsoft Worldwide Learning. Liberty is passionate about the need to rethink the certification industry. In her keynote presentation, Liberty explores the ways in which technology can shape the future of assessment, including the opportunity to think differently about the questions we ask, and how we evaluate them. Listen and be inspired ...

This podcast episode is a recording of the keynote presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Liberty Munson, Senior Psychometrician for Microsoft Worldwide Learning. Liberty is passionate about the need to rethink the certification industry. In her keynote presentation, Liberty explores the ways in which technology can shape the future of assessment, including the opportunity to think differently about the questions we ask, and how we evaluate them. Listen and be inspired ...

This podcast episode is a recording of the keynote presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Liberty Munson, Senior Psychometrician for Microsoft Worldwide Learning. Liberty is passionate about the need to rethink the certification industry. In her keynote presentation, Liberty explores the ways in which technology can shape the future of assessment, including the opportunity to think differently about the questions we ask, and how we evaluate them. Listen and be inspired ...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given by Graeme Clark, Head of Service, Digital Assessment, Support Materials and Understanding Standards at SQA, for the Surpass Conference in October 2020. Graeme gives a view of Scotland’s approach and response to recent events, outlining the impact the pandemic has had on the Scottish education system. Graeme discusses the lessons learned, and opportunities for the future in supporting greater access to national qualifications from hom...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given by Graeme Clark, Head of Service, Digital Assessment, Support Materials and Understanding Standards at SQA, for the Surpass Conference in October 2020. Graeme gives a view of Scotland’s approach and response to recent events, outlining the impact the pandemic has had on the Scottish education system. Graeme discusses the lessons learned, and opportunities for the future in supporting greater access to national qualifications from hom...

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given by Graeme Clark, Head of Service, Digital Assessment, Support Materials and Understanding Standards at SQA, for the Surpass Conference in October 2020. Graeme gives a view of Scotland’s approach and response to recent events, outlining the impact the pandemic has had on the Scottish education system. Graeme discusses the lessons learned, and opportunities for the future in supporting greater access to national qualifications from hom...