For teachers
Teaching tools for A-Level past papers
Two connected workflows: assemble a custom paper (compilation paper or worksheet) from the question library, then assign it as homework or an assignment and follow completion paper by paper.
In short
Exam Science gives teachers two workflows on top of the past-paper library. A custom paper — also called a compilation paper, compiled paper or worksheet — is built from 15,473 questions across 1,655 official papers spanning 2010–2026 and can override each question's marks. A task, also called an assignment or homework, gives one or more official or custom papers to individual students or a group, with optional start and due dates, and counts progress as distinct questions marked in task context. Both workflows sit on the same library, so the paper a teacher builds is the paper students practise and the paper the task report marks.
Two workflows, one paper library
Build the paper first, then assign it. Both workflows use the same official questions and mark schemes as practice.
From custom paper to task progress
Each stage is recorded separately, so a paper can be reused across tasks without losing the history of earlier work.
| Stage | What the teacher does | What Exam Science records |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Build | Pick questions by board, subject, unit, topic and year; drag them into order; override marks where needed. | A custom paper with a draft or published status and per-question mark overrides. |
| 2. Assign | Create a task with a title, optional start and due dates, a late-completion setting, at least one paper and at least one recipient. | The task, its anchored papers, its assignees (individual users or groups) and its dates. |
| 3. Practise | Students open Start or Continue and choose a paper attached to the task. | An attempt paper linked to the task id. |
| 4. Mark | Students submit answers; AI marks them against the official mark scheme. | Attempts with status marked, a score and a maximum score per question. |
| 5. Track | Open the task dashboard and task report. | Distinct marked questions per student and per paper, with no inflation from retakes. |
Questions teachers ask
- Is a custom paper the same as a compilation paper, compiled paper or worksheet?
- Yes. Exam Science calls a teacher-built question set a custom paper. A compilation paper, compiled paper or worksheet describes the same object: questions selected from the library, optionally given custom marks, saved as a draft and published.
- Is a task the same as homework or an assignment?
- Yes. A task is Exam Science's name for an assignment or homework: one or more papers with optional start and due dates, assigned to students or a group.
- Who can use these workflows?
- Any signed-in teacher can create custom papers and tasks. Plan limits apply: Free allows 5 open tasks and 10 recipients per task, Pro allows 50 and 50.
- Do the workflows use the same papers as practice?
- Yes. Custom papers draw questions from the same library, and a task can assign official papers or published custom papers — private ones you own, public ones from any teacher.
- Do students need an account?
- Tasks are assigned to Exam Science accounts: students sign in and open the task from their task list.
- Does this change the official papers?
- No. Custom papers are separate question sets, and marking still uses the official mark scheme for each question.
Start with a custom paper
Build a paper from the question library, then assign it to a student or a group.
Open the custom paper builder