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CENTURY's new ESOL Smart Initial Assessment, built with Ascentis, adapts to each learner in real time and places them against the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum from Entry 1 to Level 2 in a single sitting, with no marking for tutors.

New DfE research finds that pupils who feel they belong at school score, on average, almost a full GCSE grade higher across their results than those who don't. Here's what the findings mean for schools and colleges already tracking wellbeing.

When regional disruption threatened Term 3 assessments in spring 2026, GEMS Winchester School Dubai worked with CENTURY to turn assessment data into curriculum intelligence, informing teaching decisions within hours rather than weeks.

CENTURY has partnered with COBIS to launch the Global Wellbeing Research Initiative, giving every member school access to the Wellbeing Tool and a place in the first sector-wide wellbeing benchmark for British international schools. The Autumn survey window opens on…

Gifford Primary, a four-form entry school in Ealing serving a highly disadvantaged community, turned to CENTURY to cut teacher workload and personalise learning for every pupil. Assistant Head Michael Bratchell explains how the platform freed up an extra teaching hour…

Every September, teachers meet pupils they don't yet know well. A baseline assessment for the school year helps close that gap, giving schools a consistent, evidenced starting point for attainment and wellbeing alike.

Training providers running Bud, Aptem, OneFile, eSuite or Tribal can connect CENTURY directly to their existing enrolment workflow, so initial assessments happen in the same onboarding step rather than as a second system to manage.

Every CENTURY assessment question goes through the same process: mapped to the curriculum, written to a style guide, checked for fairness, then reviewed and trialled with real pupils before it ever reaches a test. Here's how it's done, and why…