Let us talk about mock exams. Those curious, slightly intimidating rehearsal dinners of the assessment world. Mocks sit at an awkward crossroads. They are summative. They generate numbers. They invite comparison. They trigger emails. And yet, in a flourishing-centred culture, they can become something far more interesting than a grade generator. They can become a diagnostic mirror. The question is not whether we should use summative assessment. The question is how we interpre