UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCHOOL EXAM
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
…because better grades create opportunities for life.
Home Education
Undertaking exams from home can be a daunting experience. Making sure that your child is on target to achieve his or her life goals is an overwhelming responsibility, and without the support of a school many parents feel confused as to how they can measure their child’s progress.
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Secondary Schools
Exam grades are not everything but they do matter. They matter because they reflect the effort put in by staff and they matter too because even the slightest improvement can give each child a brighter future. At MMP we help secondary schools in several ways.
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OVERSEAS AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Mark My Papers caters for all schools worldwide who follow the British curriculum at GCSE, iGCSE, A’Level and the International Baccalaureate.
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Primary Schools
Primary education is important at Mark My Papers. We are aware of the pressures that teachers face and we help to reduce that pressure by shouldering the burden of marking. Thus, we give teachers time to teach.
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PUPILS AND STUDENTS DIRECT
If you are at school and studying towards your GCSE, IGCSE, IB, AS or A Level exams you may feel you need extra support, Mark My Papers can help.
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PRIVATE TUTORS AND TUTOR GROUPS
Mark My Papers is a popular choice for private tutors and tutor groups who wish to delegate exam style marking.
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MATURE STUDENTS & ADULT LEARNERS
Where students work as an individual, following a specification without professional support, MMP brings much needed guidance.
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Going to University?
Applying to university as a home-educated student certainly has its challenges.
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Learning Materials
We work with course providers, employers and students, offering assessment support.
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OUR BOARD OF ADVISORS
In order to continually meet the developing needs of schools, students and home educating pupils, MMP has brought together a team of expert advisors, all of whom play a role in offering a vast, collective experience of primary, secondary, state, independent and international education.
- Two of our advisors are Ofsted Inspectors
- Two have served Headships at leading international schools in Europe and the Middle East.
- Two have transformed their schools from under special measures to Outstanding Ofsted reports.
- Two have served as Heads at three leading British public schools.
DR HELEN WRIGHT MA(OXON), EDD, PGCE
Jonathan Hughes -D’Aeth BA (Hons), PGCE
Paul Topping MA (Ed)
Helen Davies MA Ed, B Ed (Hons)
Latest from our Blog
The value of the human touch….and why we avoid AI for assessments.
By Emma White, Founder and Managing Director at Mark My Papers Ltd The galloping pace of unfettered tech dominates much of our lives. From doom scrolling to abdicating our thought processes to ChatGPT, the very essence of being human is fighting for survival in the midst of it all whilst society insists on delegating the
From Home Schooling to Cambridge University
Our Founder and Managing Director, Emma White joined Lithuanian-born, American political scientist and author Agnia Grigas for a discussion on successfully navigating public exams from home. This interview took place in April 2022 at which point Emma’s two sons had both been offered places at Cambridge University – one for History and Modern Languages, the
Ox-Bridge (literally!) for Ernie.
Mark My Papers (MMP) was created by our Founder & Managing Director, Emma White to support her two younger sons on their home education journey from KS2 right through A Levels. Self teaching, their only support was the MMP team of official examiners through 18 GCSES and eight A Levels (between them). 1st July marked
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act –
The child’s best interests: balancing rights and responsibilities in home education. “The notion of obligations comes before that of rights” – Simone Weil By Alison Nicole Blair-Bullett, former home educator, social worker and teacher in post compulsory education. Now a social science tutor, academic mentor and home education consultant. Few issues have caused more consternation
Crossing the Great Divide
Transitioning from education into work: some musings from Dr Helen Wright MA (OXON), EDD, PGCE, Chair of the MMP Advisory Board. Wise old people tell me that, when we step back and look at the continuum of our lives, with the accumulated experiences and perspective that come with more advanced years, we can detect a
Oxford and Cambridge offers for Ernie!
We have included articles previously about our Founder and Managing Director’s youngest, formerly home-educated son, Ernie applying for Graduate Entry Medicine for 2026 entry. We are really pleased to provide a brilliant update …. Home educated from Year 5 right through his A Levels, I am delighted to say he has secured offers from both