Making marking efficient and meaningful

Offer quality feedback in half the time with these hand-picked marking grids, spreadsheets and self-assessment templates

Tes Resources Team

Teacher Marking Tools at secondary to make marking efficient and meaningful

Top tips, tools and templates to help you and your students get the most out of time spent marking

Getting the right balance between time spent marking and offering quality feedback can be tricky. Luckily, we've got you covered. Check out these helpful resources and help your students get on top of their progress.

Speed up marking

Make the most out of technology by using an automated spreadsheet to calculate grades.

Markbook and Assessment Log Spreadsheet
pro_resources

Markbook and Assessment Log Spreadsheet

£3.00
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This is a powerful spreadsheet markbook and assessment log. As a teacher, there are so many areas to assess and keep track of. This spreadsheet can almost do it all for you! All calculations update the overall mark, average, grade and percentage. It has taken years of making changes and edits t...
Excel Markbook Template
Mr Shilson

Excel Markbook Template

£5.00
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An Excel spreadsheet that can be used for any subject to easily input marks for assessments. This sheet really saves me a lot of time, and could save you a lot of time too. Key features: - Automatically works out percentage, grade, and residual (grade - target grade) - Colour coded based on stude...

Use a grid

Use one of the grids below as a guide to give marks and feedback, while allowing students to reflect on your comments.

Marking and Feedback grid
Victoria1987

Marking and Feedback grid

FREE
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A simple grid to provide feedback to students on a piece of work or work from several lessons. I use two highlighters - one for successes and another for next steps. How to use Change the topic title. Work out the success criteria for the work and fill in the successes section. Use the su...
Marking grid
l_birkinshaw

Marking grid

FREE
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This is a Marking Grid which can be either be filled in electronically or printed off and filled in to give student feedback. It can then either be stuck in by the teacher or given to the pupils to stick in their books themselves! It includes the following sections: What Went Well, Even Better If,...
Marking Grid for excercise books
Carole Yearwood

Marking Grid for excercise books

FREE
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This is a very simple marking grid that you can photocopy and cut out. It is slightly labour intense to start with, as you need to print and then cut out. However once completed, it can be glued at the end of a piece of work when giving feedback. It uses the two ticks and star approach, however yo...

Add stickers

Print out these marking stickers and save time, whilst still giving your students valuable feedback.

Marking Stickers (9-1) With Effort
Stephen Wilson

Marking Stickers (9-1) With Effort

FREE
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Marking stickers with effort gauge, a level 9-1 thermometer and space for www, ebi and pupil feedback. Set up for 2 by 4 sticker sheets, but just as good on paper with a glue stick to hand.
Set of 10 ready-made marking stickers.
stevie1923111353

Set of 10 ready-made marking stickers.

£1.00
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Ready-made word documents containing feedback tasks and set out to print on stickers. Includes Apostrophe omission Apostrophe possession Punctuation check Include a metaphor Include a simile Include personification It's and its Their, they're and there Work needs completing Your and you're
Marking Stickers- Common Errors
TeachSmarter

Marking Stickers- Common Errors

£3.00
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NEW INTRODUCTORY PRICE This growing set of over 30 sticker designs addresses the most common errors seen by school teachers across the globe. Keep students aware and engaged with their targets 'on the go' by adding them as stickers to an optional,specially designed bookmark.Instead of just writi...

Encourage self-assessment

Why not motivate pupils to be independent learners, by giving them the chance to self-reflect with this range of structured response sheets?

DIRT Worksheet (A3 Double-Sided)
godwin86

DIRT Worksheet (A3 Double-Sided)

£3.99
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Need an instant DIRT worksheet/session? This is for any GCSE (or exam) subject. This download includes a generic (multi-subject) A3 double-sided DIRT worksheet and PowerPoint instructional slides. DIRT stands for 'Dedicated Improvement Reflection Time' and the worksheet features a number of...
Student Self Assessment Mat
thisisgeography

Student Self Assessment Mat

FREE
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Guided self assessment mat for students. Encourages students to actively improve their work. Great as an extension task or to get students to check their work prior to marking. For more resources visit [**This is Geography**](http://thisisgeography.co.uk). Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications -...
Self-Assessment Poster
Molly Lyons

Self-Assessment Poster

FREE
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To go alongside the traffic light cards, this is a poster to explain what each card means. If you used this resource I'd love to see so tag me on Instagram @misslyonsprimary
Self assessment cards
classroom_sparkle

Self assessment cards

£3.00
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In this pack there are 4 cards: I don't know yet, I need some help, I'm confident & I can coach. I hope this helps and you enjoy using this with your class! Best wishes, Natalie @classroom_sparkle
Self Assessment Fans
MissFeeney20

Self Assessment Fans

FREE
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Traffic light system self assessment fans. Individual assessment strategy to show how children feel about a task. This resource is free however if you find it useful and would like to purchase a book or resource for my class you can do so here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/MKL0W09FLHQW?...