David Harkin
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The verification gap: can we still measure what matters? (opens the original)
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Ask any employer what they want from a graduate, and the list is strikingly consistent: not just knowledge, but judgement, communication, collaboration and resilience. Ask the same employer how confident they are that a CV, a personal statement or a set of exam grades actually proves a candidate has those things, and the answer changes. TestGorilla’s 2025 State of Skills-Based Hiring report found that 53% of employers say working out whether a candidate has the right skills, soft or technical, i
The question results day never answers (opens the original)
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Across the world this month, hundreds of thousands of students have taken a deep breath, opened envelopes or refreshed exam results screens, and (hopefully) celebrated years of hard work finally paying off. Some will have secured places at their first-choice university. Others will have exceeded their own expectations. Many will simply feel relieved that months of uncertainty are finally behind them. Those achievements deserve to be celebrated. Examination results matter. They reward knowledge,
Our obsession with ‘work-readiness’ may be making young people less prepared for work (opens the original)
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Every graduation season, a familiar scene plays out in schools and universities across the world. Headteachers, university leaders and employer partners stand in front of young people and offer the same reassurance: that the education they have just completed has made them ‘work-ready’. It’s a comforting phrase. Parents want to hear it. Schools want to deliver it. Universities point to it as evidence of value. And the intention behind it is absolutely the right one. When young people leave educa
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