{"id":15823,"date":"2026-08-18T10:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/?p=15823"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:14:08","slug":"surpass-release-recording-for-26-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/en-gb\/news\/2026\/surpass-release-recording-for-26-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Surpass release recording for 26.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See Amy McAlpine from the Surpass team explain the new features and updates coming to the Surpass Platform in the 26.2 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"key-features\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Make marking more intuitive and transparent by allowing examiners to award marks directly within candidate responses against Learning Outcomes. 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