From Junior Cycle to Leaving Certificate, GradingPen helps Irish teachers give every student meaningful, detailed feedback — without spending your weekends correcting.
Irish teachers balance Leaving Certificate pressure, Junior Cycle reform, and increasing class sizes — all while the SEC expects rigorous, consistent marking. GradingPen handles the correcting so you can focus on the teaching.
Build rubrics using H1–H8 (Higher Level) or O1–O8 (Ordinary Level) banding, with percentage thresholds and SEC-style marking descriptors.
Upload a full class set and grade them all at once. No more evening sessions at the kitchen table with a red pen.
Moodle is widely used in Irish secondary schools and third-level colleges. GradingPen integrates directly — import assignments, grade, push feedback back.
Student work is processed securely and never used to train AI models. GradingPen is designed to comply with GDPR — mandatory in Ireland as an EU member state.
| Cycle / Level | Assessment Type | How GradingPen Helps |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Cycle | Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA), written tasks | NCCA descriptor-aligned rubrics; feedback on structure, argument, and language use |
| Leaving Cert HL English | Comprehension essays, personal essays, comparative essays | H1–H8 band grading with criterion-by-criterion commentary on argument, expression, and engagement |
| Leaving Cert OL English | Functional writing, personal essays, short stories | O1–O8 marking with targeted feedback on register, clarity, and task completion |
| History (HL/OL) | Document-based questions, essays on historical periods | Structured argument, evidence quality, and source analysis feedback |
| Geography (HL/OL) | Extended essays, human and physical geography questions | Rubric-based grading on case study use, terminology, and analytical depth |
| Practice / Mock Essays | Any subject, pre-exam preparation | Rapid practice feedback so students know where they stand before the Leaving Cert |
GradingPen supports both Higher Level and Ordinary Level grade scales used in Irish state examinations.
90–100%
80–89%
70–79%
60–69%
50–59%
40–49%
30–39%
0–29%
Ordinary Level (O1–O8) grading also supported with the same scale applied to OL criteria.
Moodle is the dominant LMS in Irish secondary schools and universities. Google Classroom is also widely used, particularly in DEIS and technology-forward schools. Third-level institutions often use Moodle or Canvas.
Free to start. Works with Moodle, Google Classroom, and the tools you already use.
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