Pearson Schools Blog

76% of maths teachers responding to Pearson’s 2024 School Report stated that teacher recruitment and retention was a top challenge for their school to manage. Followed by budget pressures (51%) and teacher/school leader workload (41%).

These are all widespread issues affecting many maths teachers, day in and day out. They require whole-sector collaboration to improve. But there are also solutions available now to help ease the strain.

 “How do we use it well? What can we use it for? What are the pros and cons?” These are just a few of the elements secondary students want to learn about when it comes to Generative AI, with three quarters believing it’s important to learn about AI and the role it will play in the future.

Student performance across onscreen and paper-based exams

We believe that exams should be a fair and accurate reflection of students’ performance – regardless of whether an exam is taken onscreen or on paper.

That’s why our research focuses on many aspects of comparability – including student performance across paper and digital exams.

We believe that all students should be able to best show what they know and can do in exams – regardless of whether the exam is taken onscreen or on paper.   

That’s why we’re continuously researching and gathering feedback to better understand and inform how we can enhance accessibility and inclusion in exams – including through text styling and formatting.

We believe that exams should be a fair and accurate reflection of students’ performance – regardless of whether an exam is taken onscreen or on paper.

That’s why our research programme not only focuses on comparability of student performance, but also explores if and how marking may compare between paper and digital exams formats.

Understanding digital assessment experiences for students with SEND

We believe that all students should be able to best show what they know and can do in exams – regardless of whether those exams are taken onscreen or on paper, and irrespective of each student’s unique background, ability or needs.    

That’s why we’ve been using a range of methods to research how different learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) experience digital assessments. The findings can help us better understand if, where, and how technology can enhance accessibility and inclusion in exams.

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Generative AI is here to stay in the education sector. Pete Dring, Head of Computing at Fulford School, discusses the opportunities and pitfalls that school leaders should be mindful of as the new age of edtech dawns.

Dr Simon Singh MBE (@SLSIngh) completed a PhD in particle physics and went on to become an author, journalist and TV producer, specialising in maths and science. His books include “Fermat’s Last Theorem” and “The Code Book”.

Following his recent appearance on Pearson’s The Right Angle podcast, Simon shares his thoughts on why we should nurture and challenge our most talented students, and how his Parallel Academy * was built to do just that.  

By Dr Meghna Nag Chowdhuri

Following her recent appearance on Pearson’s The Right Angle podcast, Dr Meghna shares her thoughts on why promoting equity within the maths classroom is a goal worth pursuing and her five top tips to help you get there.