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Are you marking students’ books until 9 PM?

Marking essays, written work and assessments is a weekly drain on teacher time. AI tools like Rubriq analyse student work, match it to success criteria, and suggest feedback for teachers to review

Teacher knowledge matters

In this 2025 study (n = 19 teachers) of an AI grading platform, teachers used AI-generated narrative feedback for formative purposes, then reviewed or adjusted as necessary.

While AI speeds up the process, “mediation was essential to address discrepancies between comments and grades” (Tian et al., 2025). Such tools include rubric customisation, bulk processing and editable feedback, so teachers retain control. AI tools like Rubriq support this process.

Marking is the greatest workload burden, no more!

Teachers consistently report that marking is one of the greatest contributors to workload and burnout. Reducing that burden without compromising quality is a high-stakes challenge. Good feedback is one of the most evidence‑based strategies for improving student learning, but only if it is timely and manageable.

As outlined in Guide to Feedback, it’s not just what feedback says — it’s whether students know how to act on it.

AI tools like Rubriq can help

Stop marking at midnight. Let AI take the strain – start your free Rubriq trial now.

Rubriq offers quicker first drafts, consistent alignment to criteria, and space for teacher refinement. The result? More time helping students take action.

Teacher commentary

Detailed Assessment Criteria

Strengths/Areas for improvement

Dashboard

Analytics

Assignment management

Example assessment and feedback

How does Rubriq work?

1. Teachers upload student assignments (essays, creative work) and select or create a rubric aligned to criteria.
2. The AI processes submissions, produces feedback and suggested marks, and flags areas for teacher attention
3. The teacher then reviews, edits or overrides as needed and exports the final feedback (e.g. PDF).
4. Because the system handles the bulk of analysis, teachers can focus on justifying feedback – see video demonstration – rather than writing every comment from scratch.

Reclaim your evenings

How many hours do teachers spend each week writing feedback?

Try Rubriq now –sign up for a FREE trial – and get in control of workload, assessment and feedback.

In terms of data protection, Rubriq is GDPR compliant; UK/EU hosting.

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