Rethinking Assessment: Digital profiles and micro-credentials

Welcome to the Rethinking Assessment Practice Network!

New for 2026! The RA Practice Network is free for all schools and colleges and provides access to a programme of online events throughout the academic year, designed for teachers, lecturers, leaders and practitioners who want to explore what is possible in the world of assessment.

Our aim is to convene a space for inspirational big picture thinking, together with practical support and strategies to build staff confidence and understanding.

This session: Thursday January 22nd 4-5pm

Dani Adams, Work and Skills Transformation Lead, City of Doncaster Council, and Tim Riches, Executive Director of Navigatr

Digital Skills, Badges and Employability: Find out how Doncaster Is Building a Future-Ready Ecosystem with the launch of a Citywide Digital Badging Initiative.

As part of the Network’s strand on assessment of skills and competencies, you can hear how Doncaster’s ecosystem has been working over the past 3 years to support a diverse and inclusive borough-wide learning community approach that caters to the needs of residents and encourages engagement. As part of Doncaster's Education & Skills 2030 Strategy, for ‘Equitable and inclusive lifelong learning that empowers people to thrive in life and work’, hear about the latest digital badging initiative to connect business/education, create a Skills Profile, and boost employability.

Recordings will only be sent to those who attend, as space is limited.

What is the network? Sponsored by AQA, the RA Practice Network offers a curated programme of expert voices on assessment methods, assessment design for skills, and AI in assessment, together with teachers and school leaders sharing the current working projects.

How does it work?

• Book on to any of the free online sessions to access 30 mins expert input
• You can stay on the call for the following discussion and Q&A, to connect with like-minded schools/colleges and colleagues to consider how to develop the work further in your context.
• NB any sales materials from commercial attendees in the chat is prohibited. This is a space for thinking, discussion and sharing work-in-progress for sector practitioners.

You can see the programme of events for Jan - April here: Rethinking Assessment's News & Events