Rm Regulatory News (RM.)

26 Sep 2007 07:03

RM PLC26 September 2007 26 September 2007 RM takes top grades in summer examination season RM's on-screen marking service has successfully processed in excess of 2 millionexamination scripts, with over 50,000 GCSE examination scripts marked per day atthe height of the busy summer marking season. The innovative service, which RMprovides for Cambridge Assessment, Europe's largest assessment agency, is builtaround the Group's scoris(R) e-Marking system. Cambridge Assessment selected RMas its on-screen marking partner in May 2007, following extensive trials. Simon Lebus, Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment, said: "This is the first year that we have deployed scoris on an industrial scale. Ithas been a great success, allowing us to improve our management of the markingprocess and helping us to assure accurate and timely delivery of results tohundreds of thousands of candidates across the country. "scoris is also easy to use for the examiner, which has been one of our majorconcerns from the start. We have had high levels of acceptance and positivefeedback from examiners and this reflects the careful thought and planninginvested in the development of the scoris by both Cambridge Assessment and RM. "I have been impressed too by the high levels of commitment shown and the easyand effective way in which both organisations have managed to work together. Thehard work and spirit of collaboration have been indispensable elements in makingthe project such a success." Tim Pearson, CEO of RM, said: "Cambridge Assessment showed enormous confidence - both in technology and in RM- when they adopted our scoris-based service. It's great news that we've comethrough the first major examination season successfully and we look forward tofurther developing our strategic partnership. "Our congratulations go to all the pupils and students who worked so hard toachieve good examination results." For further information, please contact:Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc 08450 700300Mark Antelme, Brunswick 020 7404 5959 Notes: Founded in 1973, the RM Group is a leading provider of educational products andservices to schools, colleges and universities, local government and centralgovernment education departments and agencies. RM works closely witheducationalists to create new products, processes and technology which improveteaching and learning. RM is listed on the main market of the London StockExchange under the symbol RM.L. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge LocalExaminations Syndicate, a department of the University of Cambridge and anot-for-profit organisation. As Europe's largest assessment agency, CambridgeAssessment plays a leading role in developing and delivering assessment acrossthe globe. It offers qualifications through three examination boards: • OCR, one of the three UK-wide awarding bodies, designs, produces and assesses qualifications including GCSEs, A Levels and a wide range of vocational qualifications.• University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) offers qualifications including International GCSEs, A & AS Levels and business qualifications in disciplines such as ICT, management and office administration skills.• University of Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages Examinations (ESOL) are the world's leading certificates for English language learners. scoris(R) transforms the way key assessment processes are implemented. Forindividual markers, it presents a secure online environment in which they canreceive, view and mark exam scripts on their own home computers. For examinationboards, it provides a Web-delivered workflow system, which controls the processof allocating exam scripts to markers, collecting marks and monitoring thequality & consistency of markers' work. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange