How Teach Edge works

Choose a marking route to suit the work in front of you, from one response to a class assignment or a batch of scanned scripts.

Each route produces draft marks and feedback for you to review against the student’s work and the assessment criteria.

Three ways to start marking

Quick Mark: an individual response

Try a piece of work without setting up a class or student accounts. Supply the question and response, choose the assessment settings, then inspect the draft result.

For KS3, set your learning focus and success criteria and choose marks with feedback or feedback only.

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Class Marking: ongoing assignments

Set tasks, collect student submissions, review feedback and track follow-up work. Students use their own portals to submit and receive released feedback.

Use this route when you want to manage assessment for a class or selected students.

See the class workflow

Exam Script Marking: scanned batches

Upload scanned responses, check which pages belong to each script and choose the marking setup. Review the resulting draft marks and feedback.

Students do not need to submit through a portal. Check that the subject and question type you need are supported.

Read the scanned-script guide

Evaluating across a department or school? Plan a school pilot.

How Class Marking works

Set → Submit → AI drafts → Review → Release → Track. Manual release is the default; teachers can choose automatic release.

Step 1

Set up your class

Add a class (or department) and invite students. Each student gets a simple portal for submitting work and viewing feedback.

Year 11 History

Sarah MitchellActive

James ChenActive

Emma ThompsonActive

Oliver DaviesActive

Lily PatelActive

24 students enrolled

New Task

Question

Explain the causes of WW1 (16 marks)

Context / Case study (optional)

"Use the 1914 crisis timeline and the alliances diagram."

Exam criteria

Teacher-selected History criteria (16 marks)

Attachments

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Exam Mode

Step 2

Create a task and choose how it's marked

Set the question, add any context or case study, choose the exam criteria (GCSE/A-Level or your own), and switch on options like image upload and Exam Mode.

Step 3

Students submit (typed or handwritten)

Students can type directly or upload photos of handwritten work. Supports exam-style questions with images, source extracts, and diagrams.

Exam Mode available.

Submit Work

Type your answer here...

Upload handwritten work

You can attach images if enabled.

AI Draft Feedback

Suggested mark: 12/16

What you've done well:

Clear chronological structure and good use of specific evidence
Strong explanation of how militarism increased tension
You've linked the assassination to wider context

Key misconception spotted:

You're mixing up militarism with the alliance system — here's the difference: militarism is the arms race (building armies/navies), while alliances are the agreements that meant one conflict could pull everyone in.

Try this analogy:

Think of the alliance system like a chain of friends at school — if one gets into an argument, suddenly everyone's involved.

Rewrite suggestion:

Before:

"Countries built armies which made war happen."

Try instead:

"The arms race meant countries were ready for war, but it was the alliance system that turned a regional conflict into a European war."

Next steps (specific):

Explain how each cause connected to the others (e.g. how did militarism affect the alliance system?)
Add one sentence on why these factors combined to make war more likely
Use the phrase "this meant that..." to show consequences of each cause

AO breakdown available

Step 4

AI drafts detailed, personalised feedback

Teach Edge produces a strong first draft you can actually use: a suggested mark, clear strengths, and specific next steps — plus coaching that helps the student improve. Where relevant, feedback can be broken down by assessment objectives.

See how students can use clear, structured feedback.

Step 5

You review, tweak if needed, and release

Check the result against the student’s work and assessment criteria. Adjust marks or feedback where needed before release. The time required will vary with the task and the corrections needed.

Review & Release

Mark:

12/16

Feedback text:

Well done on your clear structure and use of evidence. To improve further, try to link each cause to the wider European context and develop your analysis of how the alliance system escalated tensions.

Use the feedback to plan what comes next

Feedback isn't the end — it's the beginning. Teach Edge helps you track progress, spot patterns, and support improvement over time.

Class insights

Spot common strengths and gaps across the class — so you know what to reteach or practise next.

Explore the whole-class feedback guide and planning template

Second attempts

Students resubmit improvements. Keep the original and the rewrite side-by-side, with changes visible.

Tracking & reports

Progress is stored over time. Generate clear student summaries for parents, HoDs, or interventions.

Students can acknowledge feedback and (optionally) leave comments — helping close the loop.

Ready to see it in action?

Have a quick look at an example, or start a free trial when you're ready.