BBC Education

All school tests for children aged seven, 11 and 14 should be available on computers within five years, the exams watchdog for England has said.

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority said there was a “massive potential” to develop assessment.

Its chief executive, Ken Boston, added that ministers had to be “on the front foot” in looking at ways of improving the National Curriculum. But preventing exam fraud had to remain “absolutely crucial”.

Speaking at an “e-assessment” conference at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Dr Boston said: “On-screen assessment will shortly touch the life of every learner in this country.”