Assessments & Grading

Assessments are PDF-based submissions that you grade manually. Use them for essays, structured questions, and projects.

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Create an Assessment

1. Click Assessments in the sidebar
2. Click + New Assessment
3. Fill in:

Field	Description
Title	e.g. "Unit 3 Physics Test"
Description	Instructions or context for students
Due Date & Time	Submission deadline
Total Marks	Maximum marks available
Academic Year	Which year group(s) this is for
Upload Question Paper	PDF file students download to answer
Make Public	Allow guest (unauthenticated) students to view

4. Click Create Assessment

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Viewing Submissions

1. Click Assessments → click an assessment → click Submissions
2. See all students with their submission status:

Status	Meaning
Pending	Student has not yet submitted
Submitted	PDF received, awaiting your grade
Graded	You've assigned marks and feedback

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Grading a Submission

1. In the Submissions view, find a student with Submitted status
2. Click Grade
3. A grading panel opens:
   • Download PDF — View the student's answer sheet
   • Marks — Enter a number between 0 and the total marks
   • Feedback — Write comments the student will see
4. Click Save Grade

The student receives an in-app and email notification immediately.

WARNING

Marks cannot exceed the total marks set when creating the assessment.

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Editing a Grade

Grades can be updated anytime:

1. Find the graded student in the Submissions list
2. Click Edit Grade
3. Update marks or feedback
4. Click Save Grade

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Editing an Assessment

1. Click Assessments → click ⋮ → Edit on the assessment row
2. Update any field (title, description, due date, total marks, year group)
3. You can optionally replace the question paper PDF
4. Click Save Changes

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Deleting an Assessment

Click ⋮ → Delete on the assessment. All submissions and grades are permanently removed.

DANGER

This cannot be undone. Download any grades you need before deleting.