Introducing the Teach Edge Question Generator

Generate original exam-style questions, student-ready case studies, diagrams, visual prompts and matching mark schemes — then load everything straight into your Teach Edge Dashboard.

Teachers want fresh questions that feel real.

But the internet is full of "resources" that are outdated, messy, or just not classroom-ready.

Past papers are essential. But students increasingly find them online (sometimes before you have even set the work).

So we built the Teach Edge Question Generator. It creates original exam-style questions with a detailed matching mark scheme and, where useful, a student-ready extract, case study, diagram, image or visual prompt.

That means teachers can create richer exam-style tasks, including source-based and diagram-based questions, without starting from a blank page.

Crucially, you can edit everything and then load it into your Dashboard and assign it like any other Teach Edge task.

It is available from within Teach Edge, including during the free trial where enabled.

Quick summary

• Create original exam-style questions fast, tailored to your topic, level and question type.
• Add extracts, case studies, diagrams, images or visual prompts where they support the task.
• Get a matching mark scheme, with worked solutions or method marks where relevant.
• Edit everything, then load it into your Teach Edge Dashboard and assign it like any other task.

Who it is for

This tool is especially useful if you want:

• A fresh exam-style question on a specific topic, quickly
• Extra practice that students cannot just Google
• Application-heavy questions using current events, especially in subjects such as Economics, Business, Politics and Geography
• Diagram-based or visual questions where an image, chart or prompt would make the task more realistic
• Something ready to teach, not a worksheet you have to reformat and paste elsewhere

What the Question Generator creates

In one run, you can generate:

• an exam-style question tailored to your topic, level and question type
• a matching mark scheme, with worked solutions or method marks where relevant
• optional source extracts or student-ready case studies
• optional diagrams, images or visual prompts where they support the question

Teacher control matters. You stay in charge. You can tweak the wording, adjust the difficulty, check any diagrams or images, and edit the mark scheme before the task ever reaches students.

Diagrams, images and visual prompts

Some exam-style questions need more than written text.

A useful task might need a diagram, a chart, a labelled image, a visual source, or a simple prompt that students have to interpret before they answer.

The Question Generator can include diagrams, images and visual prompts as part of the generated question where they help the assessment.

That opens up more realistic practice for subjects and question types where students need to work from visual information, not just written prompts.

For example, teachers might use it to create:

• a simple economics diagram for analysis or evaluation
• a science-style labelled diagram
• a geography-style visual prompt
• a chart or graph for data interpretation
• an image-based source for students to analyse

As always, teachers should check and edit the final task before using it with a class. The point is not to replace teacher judgement, but to reduce the time spent building every question, diagram and mark scheme from scratch.

Current events → student-ready extracts and case studies

Why "recent" matters

For some subjects, "current" is not a nice-to-have. It is the whole point.

Economics, Business, Politics and Geography change fast. If you want students to practise applying knowledge to the real world, last year's context can feel oddly stale.

Even in subjects where the content is more stable, contemporary context can make the task feel more meaningful, which usually gets you better effort (and better writing).

What Teach Edge does differently

A lot of tools will give you a link, or a single source, or something that still needs rewriting.

The Question Generator is built to reduce that whole "five tabs open, then rewrite it into student language" problem.

When you switch on Current Extract / Case Study, Teach Edge aims to:

• search across multiple sources (where possible)
• pull together what matters for the angle you want
• turn it into one consistent, student-ready extract in a sensible length and style

So instead of handing students a messy pile of headlines, you get one coherent piece of classroom-ready text you can actually teach from.

What that looks like in practice

A few examples (kept simple):

• Economics: an extract built around inflation, labour markets, housing, fuel duty, competition policy
• Business: a case study about pricing decisions, supply chain disruption, ethics, regulation
• Other subjects too: Geography-style case study summaries, Politics-style policy extracts, English-style non-fiction sources for analysis

If you have ever spent 30 minutes rewriting a news article into something students can read, you will know why this matters.

How it works in Teach Edge

This is the bit that often surprises people. It is not "generate a worksheet and copy/paste it into something else".

Step-by-step workflow

1. Choose your subject, level and question type
2. Set the topic, difficulty and mark tariff
3. Optional: toggle on Current Extract / Case Study (and specify the angle)
4. Optional: specify whether a diagram, image or visual prompt would support the question
5. Teach Edge generates:
   • the question
   • the extract or case study, if selected
   • any diagram, image or visual prompt, if selected or needed
   • the mark scheme, plus solutions, indicative answers or method marks where relevant
6. Review and tweak (quick edits if needed)
7. Load the task straight into your Teach Edge Dashboard
8. From the Dashboard, it is ready to assign to your class
9. Students complete it, and Teach Edge can then mark and provide editable feedback in your normal workflow

You can also pair it with the Scaffolder to turn the same task into a structured writing frame for your class.

It is not a standalone worksheet you have to paste into Word or Google Classroom. Instead, it becomes a live class task inside Teach Edge.

A quick "what you type in" guide

If you want the fastest, cleanest outputs, the inputs that matter most are:

• Topic or specification point
• Exam board and question type
• If using an extract or case study: the angle, length and context you want
• If using a diagram, image or visual prompt: what it should show and how students should use it
• Any other requests, or an example question you want it to resemble

Use cases

1. Current-affairs subjects (Economics, Business, Politics, Geography and similar)

This is where the tool really earns its keep.

• Current events move quickly, so this keeps practice materials fresh
• The extract is already written for students, so you are not rewriting articles into usable classroom language
• Useful for application-heavy practice, evaluation and "use the extract" style questions
• Where helpful, the task can also include a chart, diagram, image or visual prompt to make the context more exam-realistic

If you teach these subjects, you will know the challenge: the best lessons often come from what is happening right now, but turning it into a usable task takes time.

2. Problem-solving subjects (Maths, Physics and similar)

Where appropriate, the Question Generator can produce:

• diagrams or visual prompts
• worked solutions
• method marks
• clear final answers and steps

This is useful where students need to interpret a diagram, show working from a visual prompt, or practise a parallel version of a question without the teacher writing everything from scratch.

3. Everyone else

Even with "current events" switched off, it is still useful for:

• topic tests
• homework that cannot be Googled
• low-stakes quizzes
• cover work with mark schemes
• visual or source-based prompts for discussion, analysis or written practice

Sometimes you just want a clean, exam-style task that is new.

Past papers vs Question Generator (it is not either/or)

Past papers are non-negotiable for exam technique.

The Question Generator is for everything around that:

• extra practice
• parallel versions
• fresh contexts
• diagram-based or source-based tasks
• homework and cover
• questions students cannot locate online in 10 seconds

In other words: past papers for mastery of the exact format, Question Generator for volume, variety and freshness.

FAQ

How recent are the "recent events" extracts?

When you switch on Current Extract / Case Study, the intent is to generate an extract grounded in recently reported developments at the time you create it. If you want a specific window or focus, you can say so (e.g. "recent UK policy debate" or "last month's developments").

Does Teach Edge use multiple sources to build one case study?

Where possible, yes. It pulls together relevant points and then writes a single coherent extract in a consistent classroom style. Where sources are used, Teach Edge aims to make the source basis clear so teachers can review the material before using it.

Can I edit the extract, question, diagram and mark scheme?

Yes. In practice, most teachers do a quick scan and then make small tweaks to wording, difficulty, mark tariff emphasis, diagrams, images or mark scheme details so the task matches their class.

Does the Question Generator use credits?

Question Generator access depends on your current Teach Edge plan and account settings. The tool is designed to sit alongside the wider marking and feedback workflow, so teachers can create questions, review them, and then use them in the Dashboard where appropriate.

For the most up-to-date details, check your account information or the current Teach Edge pricing guidance.

Can the Question Generator create diagrams and images?

Yes. The Question Generator can include diagrams, images and visual prompts where they support the question.

That might mean a simple chart, a labelled diagram, an image-based source, or a visual prompt students need to interpret before answering.

Teachers should review and edit generated visual material before using it, just as they would review the wording and mark scheme.

Is it copyright-safe to use in class?

The aim is to generate original, student-ready classroom material rather than asking teachers to hand out copied articles or pasted source text. Where current material or source-based context is used, teachers should still review the final output before using it with students.

Can I save it to the Dashboard and assign it like any other task?

Yes. That is the workflow win. The generated task can be loaded into Teach Edge and assigned through the Dashboard, so it becomes part of the same marking and feedback process as your other class tasks.

Does it generate mark schemes for every subject?

It will generate a matching mark scheme for the task you request. As with any mark scheme, you can edit it to match your preferred wording or your exam-board phrasing.

When do worked solutions or method marks appear?

Typically for problem-solving questions where steps matter (Maths, Physics and similar). If you want method marks, it is worth explicitly requesting them.

Try it

If you already use Teach Edge, open the Question Generator and try creating a fresh task for something you are teaching this week.

Try a question with an extract, case study, diagram or visual prompt, then review the output and load it into your Dashboard when you are happy with it.

And if you are short on time, remember the point of this tool is simple: less admin, fewer tabs, and more classroom-ready practice that you can set in minutes.