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Introducing Instant AI Marking for Handwritten Working

Photograph your handwritten solution and get it marked in seconds, method marks and all. Here's how our new marking engine works.

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ILM TEAM
30 May 2026
Introducing Instant AI Marking for Handwritten Working

Today we're launching one of our most requested features: instant marking of handwritten working. Snap a photo of your solution and get a mark, step-by-step feedback, and next actions, in seconds.

Why this is hard (and why it matters)

Maths isn't marked on the final answer alone. Examiners award method marks for correct steps, even when the final number is wrong. Any marking tool that only checks the answer misses the point entirely.

Our engine reads your working line by line and maps each step to the specification's mark scheme, the way a real examiner would.

What you get back

For every submission you'll see:

  • A mark out of the available total
  • Per-step feedback showing which lines earned marks
  • A confidence score, so you know when a human should double-check
  • Suggested next questions targeting whatever you got wrong

Teacher review where it counts

When our confidence in a mark falls below a set threshold, it's flagged for teacher review rather than shown as final. Teachers can verify or override any AI mark in one click.

AI assists, teachers stay in control. Nothing reaches a report without oversight where it matters.

Availability

Instant AI marking is rolling out now to all students on ILMINO, across GCSE and A-Level maths, with more subjects following. Sign in and submit your next piece of working to try it.

We'd love your feedback as you use it: it directly shapes what we build next.

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