Digital learning and innovation

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Spotlight on innovation

Onscreen Assessment for GCSE English

Earlier this year, we announced our ambition to offer onscreen options for GCSE English exams.* 

Building on the success of our onscreen GCSE and International GCSE exams to date, we’re excited to be opening up more ways for students to best show what they know and can do in GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature and GCSE English Language 2.0. 

* Subject to regulatory timelines and Ofqual approval 

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Digital learning support

Online teaching and learning support

We’re committed to helping teachers, students and families make the most of learning – whenever and wherever it happens. Our online, remote and blended learning hub is available all year round and contains free support and guidance in one place.

Discover our online teaching and learning support hub

Guides to The Future of Digital Learning

We partnered up with Headteacher Update and SecEd to explore what lies ahead for edtech – from best practice and personalised learning to closing the digital divide.

Primary guide Secondary guide
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Research and insights

The Pearson School Report

Since 2022, our reports have showcased educator and student views that have fuelled conversations from playgrounds to the Houses of Parliament. Now in its third year, the 2024 report will bring together over 12,000 teacher, student and sector voices.

  • 8 in 10 learners say technology makes it easier for all students to participate at school.
  • 48% of teachers say more needs to be done to tackle the digital divide in homes and schools.
  • More than half of teachers (55%)  say we need a better digital curriculum.

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Persona Life Skills

Alongside Persona Education and 200 GCSE resit students, we’re exploring effectively life skills can be developed and recognised using digital badges.

More about the pilot

Insights: Onscreen Assessment

Hear from Pearson and schools on our experiences of delivering onscreen exams in summer 2022 and recommendations on what’s next.

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Spotlight on onscreen assessment

Our report poses some of the big questions ahead for the sector: how do we facilitate change? What are the big opportunities? And what are the barriers?

Explore the findings

Award nominations for collaboration, innovation and impact

Recent news and blog posts

  • A level Maths entries surge in 2024 to more than 100,000: a sign of changing attitudes and future opportunities?

    For the first time ever, more than 100,000 students are collecting A level Maths results in this summer’s exams.

    At Pearson, we’ve closely followed the rise in the popularity of maths over the last decade as the exam board that’s proud to support the largest number of schools and students with this subject.

    But what does such a significant 12.9% year-on-year rise in entries tell us?  

  • 6 steps to reducing your teachers' workload

    Ben Levinson, Headteacher at Kensington Primary School and winner of The Pearson National Teaching Awards Primary School of the Year 2020, shares his school’s approach to promote teacher agency and autonomy as part of a culture of trust to reduce workloads.

  • AI in Education: Positives and Problems

    Reading time: 6 minutes

    As published in HWRK Magazine

    Jonathan O’Donnell, Senior Computer Science Consultant and AI Lead at the Harris Federation explores the possibilities, potential pitfalls and examples of using AI in the classroom and beyond.     

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