Why I built MarkScheme
An A-Level student on waiting weeks for marked papers — and building the tool he wished existed.
I was revising for A-Levels the way most students do: past papers, mark schemes, repeat. The problem wasn't motivation — it was feedback.
When you mark your own work against a scheme, you miss things. You think you got the method mark when you didn't. You don't know if your essay would sit in Band 3 or Band 4 until an examiner tells you, and that can take weeks through school.
So I built MarkScheme — not to replace teachers or Cambridge examiners, but to give you honest, scheme-level feedback when you're working alone at midnight.
What it does differently
Every question pulls from the real Cambridge mark scheme for that paper. Maths questions get B1/M1/A1 breakdowns. Essays get band descriptors. MCQ gets the key. It's adaptive — the engine knows which style applies.
Examiner's Ink puts notes on your actual handwriting, not a vague paragraph at the bottom. You see where you earned marks and where you slipped.
What it's not
It's not perfect. AI marking makes mistakes, just like humans do. It's not endorsed by Cambridge. It's not your final grade — Cambridge examiners decide that.
It is a study companion that works like an examiner when your teacher isn't available.
Early access
MarkScheme is free while we learn from real students. If you're preparing for Cambridge A-Levels and want faster feedback on your past papers, sign up and mark something you already wrote.
— Hassan
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