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What Makes Teach Edge Different from Other AI Marking Tools
Most AI marking tools stop at one script at a time. Teach Edge is built as an end-to-end assessment workflow for UK secondary teachers — from setting a task, to student submission, to draft marks and feedback, to teacher review, tracking, and reporting.
Differentiation without rewriting everything: introducing the Scaffolding Assistant
Create Low, Low+, Medium and High support versions of the same exam question in minutes — with scaffolds aligned to your marking criteria, not generic 'helpful' prompts.
Why Essay Marks Are Less Certain Than We Pretend
Reflecting on my experience as a teacher and edtech founder, this essay explores why essay marking is noisier than we like to admit — and why the most valuable part of judgement is often the feedback, not the mark.
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Stop Trying to Catch Them: Why AI Detection is a Dead End for UK Secondary Schools
AI detection tools cannot reliably prove whether a GCSE or A Level student used generative AI. Schools will get further by modelling good AI use and protecting supervised writing time.
From Chatbot to Co-Worker: What "Agentic AI" Actually Means for Teachers
Agentic AI sounds like jargon, but it points to a real shift: systems that can plan and take steps to complete a task, not just reply to a prompt. Here is what that means in classroom terms, and what to look for when you are choosing tools.
What 200,000 marking decisions taught me about how we mark essays
After two years building an AI marking platform used by 400+ teachers, I've noticed consistent patterns in how marks get adjusted, where judgement calls cluster, and what actually helps pupils improve. The biggest surprise wasn't about accuracy. It was about feedback and time.
What I Tell Students About the Future of Work
After reading A World Without Work, I noticed the same unease showing up in my classroom. This is the practical, honest way I talk to students about automation, careers, and the skills that still matter.
The DfE says use AI responsibly. What does that mean in practice?
The DfE's AI guidance is sensible, but it's light on what do we do on a Tuesday night with 30 essays. Here's a practical playbook for responsible AI-assisted marking, plus a copy/paste one-page policy template.
Why raw AI chatbots can mislead when you ask them to mark exam essays
ChatGPT-style tools can give confident, plausible feedback. The problem is that they can over-mark exam essays because they don't reliably apply level-of-response mark schemes. Here's a simple Edexcel A Level Economics experiment that shows why.
How to build a polished interactive classroom app in Google AI Studio (in under 15 minutes)
A step-by-step walkthrough for building a genuinely polished, shareable classroom interactive in Google AI Studio—no coding, no web design, just clear prompts and a tight test-and-tweak loop.
Introducing the Teach Edge Question Generator
Generate original exam-style questions, student-ready case studies from recent events, and matching mark schemes — then load everything straight into your Teach Edge Dashboard in two clicks.
The Difference Between "The Auditor" and "The Teacher" (and Why It Matters for Your Students)
If you've ever pasted an essay into ChatGPT and got harsh, pedantic marking, you've met 'The Auditor'. The fix isn't a better model — it's using the right kind of AI brain for the right job, with a rubric and best-fit judgement.
The Five-Minute Setup That Makes AI Actually Useful for Teachers
If AI outputs feel 'fine but not quite you', it's usually missing context. A simple Project (ChatGPT) or Gem (Gemini) stores your exam board, class, tone, and preferences so prompts become one sentence — and resources come out classroom-ready.
The UK Teacher's Guide to AI in Education
A practical handbook for UK teachers who want to use AI to reduce workload and enhance teaching — without losing professional control. Includes GDPR-safe habits, classroom prompts, and a simple first-week plan.
Beyond Marking: How UK Teachers Are Getting Creative with AI
AI tools like ChatGPT can help with marking and feedback — but many UK teachers are using them for far more: lesson planning, classroom engagement, differentiation, communication, and personalised support.