Mark Faster. Students Understand Their Feedback.

Rubric-based marking that takes less time while giving students clearer targets. Built by a teacher, tested by a department.

NEW

Version 1.4.2 Now Available

Print entire units at once, switch between landscape and portrait formats, and enable multiple teachers to share comment banks across your department. Better network compatibility for school servers.

What you get

Time Back and Better Student Engagement

Consistent rubrics mean you mark faster and students track progress across projects. They see exactly what to improve without asking you to explain.

⏱️ Mark Faster

Click descriptors instead of rewriting comments. See the workflow.

📈 Students Track Progress

Consistent language across projects means students see improvement.

🎯 Clear Targets

KS4-style descriptors at KS3 show students what "good" looks like and what's needed for the next level.

Marksmith Pro application interface showing rubric marking

What Teachers and Students Actually Get

👨‍🏫 For You

  • Mark a class set during PPA instead of at home
  • Share templates so your department uses consistent language
  • Build comment banks once, reuse forever
  • Export PDFs or print sheets in seconds

👩‍🎓 For Students

  • Track progress: How to move up a band
  • Know exactly what's needed for the next level
  • Less reliance on asking what to improve
  • Compare feedback across projects to spot patterns

Why This Works

The Time Problem

Writing 2-3 different comments per student meant spending 2+ hours on a single class. Now the same class takes 45 minutes, and the feedback is clearer because it's consistent while still completely indiviual. Watch the workflow.

The Engagement Problem

Students said handwritten comments were vague: "Add more detail." With rubrics, they ask "How do I move to the next band?" and can see what is needed to progress. They track progress across units and use feedback during redrafts.

How It Works

  1. 1

    Download & Run

    No installation required. The free version includes all features—just adds a "free version" label on outputs.

  2. 2

    Set Up Your Projects

    Import student names, add descriptors from your rubric, build comment banks.

  3. 3

    Mark Your Class

    Click through students, select descriptors, add optional comments, export.

  4. 4

    Buy a License (Optional)

    £15 lifetime license removes the label and adds your name to outputs.

Built by a teacher · Tested in a department · Refined for clarity

Try It on Your Next Unit

Download the free version and see if it fits your workflow. All features included.