Inspera Digital Exams Update – 2025/26 Academic Year 

Inspera Digital Exams Team 

At the start of Semester 1 and Semester 2, the Inspera Digital Exams Team contact the Module Leader of any centrally supported summative Inspera exams that are due to happen that Semester. We will request that a Digital Exams Form is completed to provide the team with lots of useful information. 

You can find out more about the process of using an Inspera Digital Exam from start to finish for Semester 1, Semester 2 and for mid-semester exams, which we refer to as ad-hocs In our Digital Exam Journey PDFs. 

Deadlines 

The deadlines for Digital Exam Form and Question Set submission to the Inspera Digital Exams Team are listed below. These are applicable to any centrally supported summative Inspera exams. 

Semester 1 Assessment Period: 

• Digital Exam Form Deadline: 24^th October 2025 

• Question Set Deadline: 14^th November 2025 

Semester 2 Assessment Period: 

• Digital Exam Form Deadline: 18^th February 2026 

• Question Set Deadline: 6^th March 2026 

Semester 3/August Assessment Period: 

• Digital Exam Form Deadline: The deadline for Semester 1 exams in the August assessment period is 16^th March 2026 and for Semester 2 exams in the August assessment period the deadline is 30^th June 2026. 

• Question Set Deadline: The deadline for Semester 1 exams in the August assessment period is 17^th April 2026 and for Semester 2 exams in the August assessment period the deadline is 7^th July 2026. 

Ad Hocs: 

• Digital Exam Form Deadline: As soon as possible, but no later than 4 weeks prior to your exam date. 

• Question Set Deadline: 3 weeks prior to the exam date. 

Synchronous and Asynchronous Training and Support for Inspera 

Synchronous 

The following training online webinars are available to book on Elements. Currently sessions are available to book for Semester 1, but Semester 2 dates will be added ahead of the new semester. We strongly encourage new users to sign up for sessions so we can help you get started with the system. 

• Inspera for Professional Services Colleagues 

• Introduction to Inspera for Academic Colleagues: Accessing Inspera and Authoring Content 

• Advanced Content Creation in Inspera for Academic Colleagues  

• Inspera: Introduction to Marking 

• Inspera: Advanced Marking including Feedback 

Asynchronous 

• Inspera LTDS Webpage (For Colleagues) 

• Getting Started with Inspera webpage 

• Creating Questions in Inspera webpage (including video demos) 

• Marking Exams in Inspera webpage (including video demos) 

• Content Creation Features webpage 

• Inspera Feedback Release webpage (including video demos) 

• Monitor webpage  

• Inspera for Professional Services Colleagues Webpage (including video demos) 

• Academic Skills Kit Webpage (For Students) 

• Inspera Help Center 

• Ensuring Quality in Inspera Question Sets Guidance Document 

Save the Date 

Inspera are hosting an on-campus event with Newcastle University users on the afternoon of Wednesday 5th November (time and location TBC). This is the 4th year we have had Inspera visit us on campus, and it is an excellent opportunity to hear about the developments coming to Inspera Assessment. It is also a chance to discuss with them any challenges or improvement suggestions you may have. Watch out for further details in the coming weeks. 

Updates to Feedback Release

Stay tuned to find out about a new feedback release option available for Inspera exams using auto and manually marked questions. A blog post is coming very soon!

Questions? 

Feel free to contact our Inspera Digital Exams Team via Digital.Exams@newcastle.ac.uk.  

You can also join our Teams Community about all things Inspera!