RM co-hosts forum in Dubai

RM PLC
27 February 2008
                                          
27th February 2008

               RM co-hosts international education forum in Dubai

RM will be sharing its assessment and educational data expertise at a top level
international education forum to be held today in Dubai.

The forum, 'Building Capacity, Raising Performance: Trends in Secondary
Education', focuses on issues central to education policy making and the
international drive for improved school performance. It is being hosted in
partnership with Cambridge International Examinations and the Emirate of Dubai's
Knowledge and Human Development Authority. Delegates include educational leaders
and ministry officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, UAE, Jordan,
Oman, Syria, Egypt and Kuwait.

'Building Capacity, Raising Performance' will bring together leaders in teaching
and learning from the Middle East, South Asia and the UK to review best practice
in curriculum design, assessment and educational technology. Speakers will draw
on practical experience gained from influential programmes from around the
world.

Commenting on the forum, Tim Pearson, CEO of RM, said:

'Through the work we've done with Cambridge Assessment and with the UK
government, we've positioned RM as an innovator in the use of technology to
support assessment. This forum gives us the opportunity to learn from other
educational leaders and share some of this expertise we've gained.

'Participating in this event comes after a very successful period for our
Assessment and Data business. Over the last twelve months we've processed over
two million examination scripts for Cambridge Assessment and a number of other
clients. We've also just completed the latest round of data analysis for the NPD
- AAT project, which provides policy makers and education managers in England
with detailed school performance tables, and made this data available for
schools through the Ofsted RAISEonline service.'


For further information, please contact:
Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc                        08450 700300
Mark Antelme, Brunswick                                 020 7404 5959


Notes to Editors:

1.    Founded in 1973, the RM Group is a leading provider of educational
      products and services to schools, colleges and universities, assessment 
      bodies, local government and central government education departments and 
      agencies. RM works closely with educationalists to create new products, 
      processes and technology which improve teaching and learning. RM is listed
      on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol RM.L

2.    University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) is the world's
      largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds. It 
      is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group, a not-for-profit organisation 
      and part of the University of Cambridge. CIE offers the Cambridge 
      International Curriculum for 5-19 year olds, professional qualifications 
      for teachers and vocational qualifications for adult learners. CIE 
      qualifications are taken in 150 countries and recognised by universities, 
      educational providers and employers across the world.

3.    Under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
      President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai, the Knowledge and 
      Human Development Authority (KHDA) was established by decree in 2006 to 
      develop all knowledge and human resource sectors in the Emirate of Dubai. 
      KHDA aims to transform Dubai into a knowledge economy of the 21st century 
      through an innovative strategy that addresses knowledge acquisition in a 
      holistic lifelong fashion to create a workforce and a population capable 
      of fulfilling the ambitious goals of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015.

4.    NPD ATT (National Pupil Database - Achievement and Attainment Tables)
      is an English government project which collects, collates and analyses the
      data making up annual school performance tables. An RM-led consortium, 
      including Group companies Forvus and SERAP, was awarded the £16m contract 
      to deliver the project by the Department for Children Schools and Families 
      in January 2006.



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