Frequently asked questions

No. Marking.ai drafts; teachers decide. Nothing is released until a teacher approves it. It removes the repetitive first pass so teachers spend more time teaching and on the judgement only they can make.

Marking.ai marks to your marking guidelines and mark scheme criterion by criterion, and shows the evidence behind every mark - so it's accurate and auditable, not a black box. It stays consistent across a whole class, and a teacher reviews and approves every mark before it reaches a student: a faster first pass, not an unchecked final mark.

Assessments with multiple questions, both exam-style and essay-style - it is at its best on subjects that ask for longer written answers. It reads typed and handwritten work and the images on a page, marks each answer against your criteria, and a teacher approves every mark.

Yes. Handwritten scripts are read directly from an uploaded scan or photograph, so work does not need to be typed up first. One answer can span several pages.

Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Statistics are supported subjects, and the sciences are covered. We publish accuracy evidence subject by subject, and we have not yet run a study on equation or diagram marking - so we describe those as supported without making an accuracy claim we cannot yet back. The evidence and accuracy page explains how we measure it.

No. You upload the marking guidelines or mark scheme you already work from, and Marking.ai marks against those.

English, Maths, the Sciences, the Humanities, Languages, Business and Computing - all the common curriculum subjects - across UK GCSE and A-Level, South African NSC and CAPS, and Australian HSC, VCE and QCE, plus an "Other" option. The subject is read from your marking guide and you can change it.

It works through the uploaded script and marks each answer against the matching question and its criteria, so marks land on the right sections even when everything is submitted in one document.

If something changes - new information, or a student query - a teacher can re-mark a question and review the new result before anything is shared. Re-marking a question does not use up your submission allowance.

Yes. For each question it drafts feedback you can edit and share, alongside a breakdown of where marks were earned and lost - with the student's own words quoted as the evidence behind each mark.

Yes, and you are meant to: every mark and comment is a proposal until you approve it. Change anything you disagree with, then release it. Nothing reaches a student before you do.

You can give Marking.ai standing instructions about the feedback you want - its focus and its tone - so the drafted feedback matches how you teach and your school's marking policy.

Question-level results for the individual student and for the class that sat the assessment - where marks were won and lost, and the common errors across the class. Cohort, department and whole-school attainment reporting are not available today.

Not yet - AI-detection tools are still unreliable, and we would rather not ship one we cannot stand behind. If that is a concern for your school, we are happy to talk through approaches and third-party tools.

Individual plans are $29, $49 and $89 a month (Starter, Pro and Plus), each with a monthly submission allowance. Whole-school licences cover the school on a pooled annual allowance and are agreed with us directly. All payments are processed in US dollars.

Individual subscriptions are paid by card through our payment provider, Lemon Squeezy, as merchant of record. You can cancel at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing period, and any top-ups you have bought do not expire.

A first subscription payment carries a 14-day money-back period. Refunds are processed by our payment provider under its terms.

Not yet - we are focused on the experience on our own platform. If your school would like a bespoke integration, get in touch and we will talk it through.