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Free AI rubric generator for UK teachers

Paste an assignment brief or exam question, pick your UK qualification level, and generate a banded marking grid you can copy, download as CSV, or save to your account.

KS3, GCSE, A level, BTEC, FE & HE bands Copy table, CSV & print One-click save to Rubric Builder

1. Describe your task

Max 2000 characters. Fair-use per-IP and daily AI caps apply.

Example rubric grid

GCSE preset

GCSE English Language — Paper 1 Q2 (example)

1.1 Identify language features

  • Limited: Names a feature with little or no link to the text.
  • Basic: Identifies relevant features with brief textual reference.
  • Clear: Selects apt features and links them to meaning with quotations.
  • Detailed: Precise feature choices with well-chosen evidence and effect.

1.2 Explain effect on the reader

  • Limited: Simple or generic comment on effect.
  • Basic: Some explanation of how language influences the reader.
  • Clear: Clear explanation of effect linked to the writer's purpose.
  • Detailed: Convincing analysis of effect with nuanced reader response.

1.3 Use of subject terminology

  • Limited: Little or inaccurate terminology.
  • Basic: Some accurate terminology.
  • Clear: Mostly accurate and purposeful terminology.
  • Detailed: Precise terminology used to sharpen the analysis.

Example only — generate a rubric from your own brief above.

Step-by-step instructions

How to generate & calibrate a reliable UK marking rubric

Good rubrics describe observable evidence in the student's work rather than vague adjectives.

1

Include task command words

Paste the exact question or brief (e.g. "Evaluate the effectiveness of…" or "Explain two reasons why…") and state any required assessment objectives (AO1–AO4) or BTEC unit criteria.

2

Pick the matching UK band preset

Choose KS3 (Emerging–Mastery), GCSE (Limited–Detailed), A level, BTEC P/M/D (Pass/Merit/Distinction), FE / apprenticeship, or University (Fail–1st).

3

Review & save to mark class sets

Check that each band step describes concrete evidence. Click Copy table for your scheme of work, or Save to my account to mark student submissions against the rubric in Feedback Flows.

FAQ

AI rubric generator FAQ

A structured marking grid with 5 observable criteria and level descriptors matched to your chosen UK qualification preset (KS3, GCSE, A level, BTEC Pass/Merit/Distinction, FE/apprenticeship, or University).

Yes. You can copy the grid as a tab-separated table for Word or Google Docs, download it as a CSV spreadsheet, print it cleanly, or click "Save to my account" to open it directly in the Feedback Flows Rubric Builder.

Only for the short job TTL (about one hour) so your browser can poll the draft. We never create public shareable result links.

This free tool drafts a standalone grid in your browser with fair-use rate limits. The full Rubric Builder inside Feedback Flows extracts criteria from uploaded PDF/DOCX specs, stores a shared department library, and marks whole class sets against your rubric.

To protect the free tool from automated bot scraping and keep it free for UK teachers, we apply per-IP rate limits and a daily AI budget cap. Creating a free Feedback Flows account gives you dedicated welcome credits.
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