11th June 2026 Weekly News Update

Surpass has dropped version 26.1 with AI-powered item search and automated similarity detection. Tim Burnett's vibe coding talk from the EAA AI Symposium is now live as a podcast — including a moat analysis of 29 assessment vendors. And Globebyte has launched an audit-ready AI assessment platform built on Anthropic, with EU AI Act compliance baked in. AI in marking remains a hot topic. Excelsoft compares India and the UK's approaches, while Turnitin shares insights from roundtables with The Open University, LSE, and others on shifting from AI policing to measuring learning integrity. Test security dominates this week. China is screening gaokao students' eyeglasses for hidden tech. Ofqual warns that smart glasses and earpieces are making cheating harder to detect. In India, biometric verification caught an exam impersonator during the UPESSC TGT exam, and the wider system faces scrutiny after the NEET paper leak. Ofqual is also monitoring the Edexcel A-level maths paper after 20,000 people petitioned calling it unfair. Coursera's microcredentials report finds 60% of employers would hire a less experienced candidate with a gen AI credential over a more experienced one without. That's worth sitting with. Two events for your diary: E-ATP in Rome, 7–9 October, and the EdTech Summit in Birmingham, 18–19 November. Disclaimer: The Test Community Network curates and summarises publicly available news, articles, and resources from across the assessment industry. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. All views expressed in linked content are those of the original authors. This update is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice.