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Interactive feedback

AI feedback on student drafts with inline, editable notes

Comments tied to specific passages in the work, with optional rubric criteria, reference checks and a clear summary of strengths and next steps. You edit every annotation before it is saved.

  • Comments linked to highlights
  • SPAG, strengths and improvements
  • Rubric or freeform modes
  • PDF export of annotated work
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Why it matters

Formative markup without starting from a blank margin

Draft reviews need specific, local comments — not a generic paragraph at the end. AI feedback on student drafts places suggestions on the passages they refer to, then lets you rewrite, delete or add your own voice before anything is shared.

Choose a saved rubric, paste one-off criteria, or run general strengths and improvements. Generate SPAG, custom criterion comments, or both. Save the session to the student profile and export a PDF for parents' evenings or moderation.

Generate one comment category at a time so you stay in control of tone. Rewrite anything that sounds generic; learners notice when feedback matches your classroom voice. Save sessions to the profile so later drafts can be compared, and use PDF export for parents' evenings without a student login.

Use Interactive Feedback mid-unit and keep Rubric Marking for finals. Learners get passage-level coaching while summative grades stay on a separate, clear workflow for AI feedback on student drafts.

Who uses it

Where AI feedback on student drafts fits

Secondary schools

Return mid-draft English and humanities essays with passage-level notes before final submission. Review a sample of outputs together the first time you introduce AI feedback on student drafts, then agree override norms.

Further education

Give vocational writers specific SPAG and structure comments without rewriting whole scripts. Review a sample of outputs together the first time you introduce AI feedback on student drafts, then agree override norms.

Independent training providers

Support portfolio drafts with editable annotations before gateway evidence is locked. Review a sample of outputs together the first time you introduce AI feedback on student drafts, then agree override norms.

Higher education

Offer formative coursework feedback tutors can personalise quickly at scale. Review a sample of outputs together the first time you introduce AI feedback on student drafts, then agree override norms.

Worked example

Year 11 English — second draft of a literature essay

The teacher uploads the DOCX, selects the department literature rubric, and generates Improvements then Strengths. They rewrite two comments in their own voice, delete one redundant SPAG note, export a PDF for the learner, and save the session so the next draft can be compared on the profile. Afterwards they note scheme or template tweaks so the next run needs fewer overrides, and they file exports with the usual AI feedback on student drafts moderation pack.
Compared

By hand vs with interactive feedback

Aspect Manual With Feedback Flows
Comment placement Margin ticks and end comments under time pressure when deadlines are tight and staffing is thin AI-suggested highlights you edit on each passage with teacher review and an export trail before release
Rubric alignment Easy to drift from criteria mid-pile when deadlines are tight and staffing is thin Optional criterion-mapped comment generation with teacher review and an export trail before release
Learner share Rewrite or photocopy annotated scripts when deadlines are tight and staffing is thin PDF export of the reviewed session with teacher review and an export trail before release
History Feedback scattered across books and emails when deadlines are tight and staffing is thin Sessions stored on the learner profile with teacher review and an export trail before release
How it works

Start a session and refine

Upload the draft

PDF, DOCX or TXT linked to a student and assignment title. Check names and classes carefully so history lands on the right learner.

Choose criteria

Saved rubric, pasted bands, or general feedback only. Check names and classes carefully so history lands on the right learner.

Generate categories

SPAG, Improvements, Strengths, or each rubric criterion. Check names and classes carefully so history lands on the right learner.

Edit and export

Click any comment to change it, then save and download PDF. Check names and classes carefully so history lands on the right learner.

Capabilities

What interactive feedback covers

Passage highlights

Every comment points at the text it discusses. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

Rubric-aware mode

Generate comments mapped to your criteria legend. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

General draft mode

Quick strengths and improvements without a formal rubric. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

Full edit control

Rewrite or delete any AI suggestion before saving. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

Profile history

Sessions store on the learner for later comparison. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

PDF export

Share annotated work without giving students a login. Designed to sit beside your other Feedback Flows tools for AI feedback on student drafts.

On screen

The editor teachers actually use

The document and feedback panel stay in view so you can verify every highlight before you save. Training Centre walkthroughs mirror the same AI feedback on student drafts screens so new markers practise review before live work.

  • Generate one category at a time
  • Keep your voice in every comment
  • Export when the review is done
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Guides

Research and practice

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FAQ

Questions about AI feedback on student drafts

Interactive Feedback generates inline, passage-linked comments you edit before saving or exporting a PDF. Most departments keep a short note on who may release AI feedback on student drafts results and how parents are informed.

It is designed for formative draft review. For cohort rubric grades, use Rubric Marking; for one essay criteria tables, use Essay Marking. Export packs usually sit alongside your normal moderation or IQA evidence for AI feedback on student drafts.

Yes. Select a saved rubric so comments align to each criterion. New staff can learn AI feedback on student drafts via Training Centre lessons and the guides linked on this page.

No student login is required. You export or share results under your usual processes. Always leave a trained person in the loop before learners see AI feedback on student drafts outcomes.

Yes. Delete or rewrite any annotation; you are always in control. If you are unsure whether AI feedback on student drafts fits, compare the related tools listed below and pick by assessment type.

Where enabled for your account, an Interactive Feedback demo lets you try the editor without attaching a real student first. Credit use and retention follow your Feedback Flows account settings when you run AI feedback on student drafts.

Interactive Feedback puts highlights on the document. The Tutor returns a structured list of coaching points. Sample a handful of outputs in the first week so team norms for AI feedback on student drafts stay consistent.

Yes. Download a PDF of the annotated draft to share through your normal channels. Keep policy language plain: what AI feedback on student drafts drafts, what humans decide, and what is stored.

Yes. Sessions store on the profile so you can compare drafts over time. Escalate only with evidence — quotes, pairs or reports — never with a score alone from AI feedback on student drafts.

PDF, DOCX and TXT are supported for draft upload. Revisit settings after the first cohort so AI feedback on student drafts matches how your department actually works.
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