Step 1
The programme sets the term
The deputy and the heads of department place every test on the term's programme, and clashes are moved before anything is set.
For heads of academics
Set it once, mark the whole grade, release marks.
For the deputy with marks in home spreadsheets, reports in the last week of term and a timetable clash on day one.
Slooch Assessments
Every test, quiz and assignment set once for every class in the grade, marked at scale with Slooch's suggestions that the teacher reviews, and released to the learner, the parent, the mark schedule and the report.
Slooch Timetable
The timetable built on a constraint solver and checked for clashes before it is published, with exam timetables and each learner's concessions.
The programme sets the term
The deputy and the heads of department place every test on the term's programme, and clashes are moved before anything is set.
The parts
The parts a head of academics champions
Mark it once, and everyone who needs it has it.
Slooch Assessments
Set, mark and give out for the whole grade.
Every test, quiz and assignment set once for every class in the grade, marked at scale with Slooch's suggestions that the teacher reviews, and released to the learner, the parent, the mark schedule and the report.
Slooch Timetable
Built, checked for clashes and on every phone.
The timetable built on a constraint solver and checked for clashes before it is published, with exam timetables and each learner's concessions.
Timetable
- Checked for clashes
How it works
Assessments, from the programme to the report
Four stages on the teacher console: Set, Collect, Mark and Give out. At every stage Slooch suggests and a named teacher decides.
Set every test once, for every class
The deputy plans the term, and each head of department sets a test for the whole grade in one go.
Work queue
- Awaiting marking
- Marked
The term's assessment programme
BuiltEvery test, quiz and assignment for the term on one programme. A clash with another test on the same day shows before it is set, and the deputy moves it.Drafted from the topic
BuiltThe teacher picks the topic, the kind of assessment and the total. Slooch suggests the questions, the marks for each and the memo; the teacher edits, removes or replaces each one, and nothing is set until every question is marked reviewed.Every class at once
BuiltThe head of department sets one test for 8A, 8B and 8C together. A variant per class, with different numbers and the same memo, can be made where the department wants one.The department's question bank
BuiltQuestions kept by subject and topic, each with who wrote it, how often it has been used and its average mark. A teacher adds from the bank instead of starting from nothing.Quizzes for the term in one go
BuiltFor a subject and a grade, Slooch suggests a short quiz per topic for the term. The teacher reviews each one and sets them together.
Answers in, on paper or on the phone
A test can be a paper test, a quiz on the learner's phone, or both.
Scanned script
- Matched to the learner
- Page 3 missing
Paper scripts photographed
BuiltThe teacher photographs each script on a phone. Slooch matches it to the learner and flags a missing or duplicate page before marking starts.Quizzes on the learner's phone
BuiltThe learner answers one question at a time. Closed questions are marked automatically against the memo the teacher approved; open answers wait for the teacher.Who has not handed in
BuiltThe teacher sees who has handed in and who has not, class by class, before the due date passes.
Mark the whole grade by exception
The marking queue holds every assessment in the Mark stage, across the teacher's classes or the whole department.
Question 4
- Suggested by Slooch: 2 of 5
- Teacher reviewed: 4 of 5
Suggested marks against the memo
BuiltSlooch suggests a mark for every open answer in the grade. Each one carries the label Suggested by Slooch until the teacher reviews it.Review by exception
BuiltThe teacher starts with the answers Slooch is least sure of and the ones it has flagged, then checks a sample of the rest and approves.One correction, every script
BuiltWhen the teacher corrects how a question should be marked, the correction reaches every affected script in the grade, and the queue shows how many changed.Approve every class together
BuiltMs Dlamini approves 8A, 8B and 8C in one step once she is satisfied with each.
Moderated, released, on the report
Nothing reaches a learner or a parent until a teacher releases it.
8B mark schedule
- Released
- Approved, not yet released
Moderation and sign-off
BuiltWhere the programme requires it, the head of department moderates a sample and signs off before the marks go out.Release to the grade
BuiltThe teacher releases the marks, and each learner and parent sees them with the teacher's name and comment.The mark schedule and the term report
BuiltReleased marks go into the mark schedule and the term report without being typed again, so reports are not left for the last week of term.Study and support plans
BuiltSlooch suggests who might need a study plan or a support plan from the results; the teacher decides who gets one.
On the screen
The words on the screen
Every mark carries one of these, so nobody mistakes a suggestion for a result.
- Suggested by Slooch
- A mark, question or memo line Slooch has proposed. It is hidden from learners and parents until a teacher reviews it.
- Marked automatically
- A closed question marked against the memo the teacher approved, such as a multiple-choice answer.
- Teacher reviewed
- The teacher has checked the suggestion, and kept or corrected it.
- Awaiting marking
- Handed in and waiting for the teacher.
- Released
- The teacher has given the mark out. Only now does the learner or the parent see it.
How it works
A term of assessments, in order
Step 1 of 7
Step 2
A test drafted from the topic
Ms Dlamini drafts the Grade 8 fractions test. Slooch suggests the questions and the memo; she reviews each one, swaps two for questions from the bank and sets it.
Step 3
Every class has it
The test is set for 8A, 8B and 8C at once and appears on every learner's list and every parent's list, on paper or on the phone.
Step 4
Answers come in
Scripts are photographed and matched to each learner, or answers come in on the phone with the closed questions already marked.
Step 5
The grade marked by exception
Slooch suggests marks against the memo for the whole grade. Each teacher reviews the flagged answers, corrects what they disagree with and approves.
Step 6
Moderated and released
The head of department signs off, and each teacher releases the marks to their class.
Step 7
Everyone who needs it has it
The learner, the parent, the mark schedule and the term report have the mark, from the one place the teacher entered it.
A school week
Moments from an example school week
Mr Naidoo photographs a stack of Natural Sciences scripts, and Slooch flags a missing page.
Wednesday | Slooch Assessments
An example school week
Questions
Questions heads of academics ask
Does Slooch decide the marks?
No. Slooch suggests marks against the teacher's memo and marks closed questions automatically against it. The teacher reviews, corrects and approves, the head of department moderates where the programme requires it, and the teacher releases. Learner information is never used to train AI.
Can one test go to every class in the grade with different numbers?
Yes. The head of department sets the test for every class at once, and a variant per class can be made with different numbers and the same memo. Each variant is reviewed before it is set.
What happens if Slooch's suggestions are switched off?
Marking carries on by hand. The teacher enters each mark, and every other stage, from the programme to the release, works the same way.
