RM takes top grades - Scoris

RM PLC
26 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 million
examination scripts, with over 50,000 GCSE examination scripts marked per day at
the height of the busy summer marking season. The innovative service, which RM
provides for Cambridge Assessment, Europe's largest assessment agency, is built
around the Group's scoris(R) e-Marking system. Cambridge Assessment selected RM
as 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. It
has been a great success, allowing us to improve our management of the marking
process and helping us to assure accurate and timely delivery of results to
hundreds of thousands of candidates across the country.

'scoris is also easy to use for the examiner, which has been one of our major
concerns from the start. We have had high levels of acceptance and positive
feedback from examiners and this reflects the careful thought and planning
invested 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 easy
and effective way in which both organisations have managed to work together. The
hard work and spirit of collaboration have been indispensable elements in making
the 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 come
through the first major examination season successfully and we look forward to
further developing our strategic partnership.

'Our congratulations go to all the pupils and students who worked so hard to
achieve good examination results.'


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


Notes:

Founded in 1973, the RM Group is a leading provider of educational products and
services to schools, colleges and universities, 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.

Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate, a department of the University of Cambridge and a
not-for-profit organisation. As Europe's largest assessment agency, Cambridge
Assessment plays a leading role in developing and delivering assessment across
the 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. For
individual markers, it presents a secure online environment in which they can
receive, view and mark exam scripts on their own home computers. For examination
boards, it provides a Web-delivered workflow system, which controls the process
of allocating exam scripts to markers, collecting marks and monitoring the
quality & consistency of markers' work.




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