Keep paper tests. Cut the repetitive marking work.
Mark My Tests is built for the way teachers still assess: printed papers, handwritten scripts, scanned class sets, and teacher judgement. Upload the scripts, review the AI draft, and export feedback and data without rebuilding the work by hand.
Upload one class-set PDF
Bulk scan the scripts together and avoid creating a separate file for every student.
Review every draft mark
MMT drafts marks and feedback. The teacher checks, edits, and decides what is used.
Export useful data
Feedback, marks, and class summaries come from the same reviewed marking run.
| Area | Manual paper marking | Mark My Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Script collection | Collect paper scripts, scan or store manually. | Bulk scan the class set into one PDF, upload individual files, or use student QR uploads where enabled. |
| File preparation | Often requires separating scans, naming files, or entering marks by hand. | A single combined class-set PDF can remove much of the file-prep work. |
| Marking | Teacher marks every response from scratch. | AI drafts marks and feedback against the uploaded scheme; the teacher reviews and edits. |
| Feedback | Written manually or copied into a separate document. | Draft feedback is generated and remains editable before export. |
| Analytics | Usually built in a spreadsheet after marking. | Class summaries and exports are produced from the marking run. |
| Cost model | No software cost, but high teacher time cost. | No subscription required; planned target pricing is $0.20 for a normal script and $0.40 for a long script, with definitions still to be confirmed. |
The biggest saving is before and after marking
A common marking bottleneck is file preparation. MMT can start from one combined PDF after a class bulk scan, while still supporting individual teacher uploads and student QR uploads where enabled.
Marking is a workload, wellbeing, and retention issue.
Marking matters because it often happens after teaching, planning, cover, emails, safeguarding, and data entry. MMT targets the repeatable parts of that workload while keeping professional judgement with the teacher.
UCL links marking with workload stress and teacher wellbeing.
DfE / Ofsted wellbeing researchGovernment-commissioned research links workload with wellbeing, retention, and work-life balance.
Education SupportThe Teacher Wellbeing Index continues to report high stress and burnout across education.
EIS workload researchWorkload research identifies marking and feedback as major out-of-hours commitments.
A practical way to reduce the marking load
Reduce the evening pile
Turn a class set of scripts into reviewed marks, feedback, and usable data with less repeat work.
Protect teacher judgement
The teacher reviews the evidence, edits marks, and decides what is shared.
Make absence and cover less brittle
Keep scripts, marks, feedback, and class summaries in one workflow so assessment evidence is easier to pick up when staff are absent.
Give individual teachers a low-friction route
Use MMT for a specific heavy marking point, such as mocks or an end-of-unit test, without starting a subscription.