About
Olex.AI is a Bett Award-winning artificial intelligence platform purpose-built for teachers, schools, and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) to streamline English and History writing assessment. By uploading essays — whether typed or photographed from exercise books — teachers can receive accurate, curriculum-aligned marking and personalised student feedback in just minutes rather than hours. The platform can assess an entire class of 30 essays in under 2 minutes, typically saving teachers between 60 and 90 minutes of marking per week. It supports both handwritten and digital work with no special paper or templates required, making it easy to integrate into existing classroom workflows. Olex.AI provides multilingual feedback in over 100 languages to support EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners, ensuring inclusivity across diverse classrooms. Class-level insights and intervention suggestions are generated directly from student essays, helping teachers identify learning gaps and plan targeted lessons. An 'Imaginator' feature is also included to boost engagement among reluctant writers. For Multi-Academy Trusts, OlexAnalytics provides high-level dashboards to standardise assessment and moderation across schools, track attainment trends in real time, and target professional development (CPD) where it is most needed. Teachers retain full control throughout the process, with AI acting as a powerful assistant rather than a replacement. Olex.AI is built with data protection in mind, making it a trustworthy solution for educational institutions.
Key Features
- Rapid Essay Marking: Assess an entire class of 30 essays in just 2 minutes, dramatically reducing teacher marking workload.
- Handwritten & Digital Support: Works with both typed submissions and photos of handwritten exercise books — no special paper or templates needed.
- Multilingual Feedback (100+ Languages): Delivers personalised student feedback in over 100 languages to support EAL learners and ensure classroom inclusivity.
- Class Insights & Interventions: Generates whole-class analytics and targeted intervention strategies directly informed by student essay data.
- MAT-Level Analytics Dashboard: OlexAnalytics provides Multi-Academy Trusts with standardised assessment data, attainment tracking, and CPD targeting across all member schools.
Use Cases
- A secondary school English teacher uploads 30 GCSE essays and receives detailed, rubric-aligned feedback for every student within minutes, freeing up hours for lesson planning.
- A school with a high proportion of EAL learners uses Olex.AI to deliver personalised writing feedback in each student's home language, improving accessibility and engagement.
- A Multi-Academy Trust deploys Olex.AI across all its schools to standardise writing assessment, enabling trust-wide moderation and identifying schools that need additional CPD support.
- A Head of English uses whole-class insight reports to identify common writing weaknesses across the year group and design targeted intervention lessons.
- A reluctant writer cohort is engaged using the Imaginator feature, which sparks creativity and motivation in students who previously struggled to engage with writing tasks.
Pros
- Massive Time Savings: Teachers typically save 60–90 minutes per week on marking, with some reporting up to a 90% reduction in marking time.
- No Change to Student Workflow: Students can continue writing in exercise books; teachers simply photograph the work, requiring no disruption to existing classroom routines.
- Inclusive EAL Support: Feedback in 100+ languages ensures that students whose first language isn't English still receive accessible, personalised guidance.
- Proven Impact on Outcomes: Schools report measurable improvements in attainment, with one school citing a 13% improvement in GCSE English Literature Grade 5 results.
Cons
- UK Curriculum Focus: Primarily mapped to UK National Writing Frameworks and GCSE standards, limiting applicability for schools outside the UK.
- Paid Enterprise Model: No free tier is available; access requires booking a demo and purchasing a school or trust-level subscription.
- Subject Scope: Currently focused on English and History writing assessment, which may not meet the needs of teachers in other subject areas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much time will Olex.AI save teachers?
Teachers typically save between 60 and 90 minutes per week on marking and feedback, as the platform can assess an entire class of 30 essays in just 2 minutes.
Do students have to type their work, or can it read handwriting?
Students do not need to type. Olex.AI supports both digital and handwritten work. Teachers or students can photograph handwritten exercise books using a desktop, mobile, or tablet, or scan work in bulk using a flatbed or office scanner.
How does Olex.AI benefit Multi-Academy Trusts?
Olex.AI provides MATs with standardised assessment and moderation across all member schools, high-level dashboards to track student progress in real time, and data-driven insights to target CPD and improve outcomes trust-wide.
How does Olex.AI work in practice?
Teachers upload essays (typed or photographed), set a rubric, and run Olex.AI with a single click. No AI knowledge is required. The platform then returns individual student feedback and class-level insights instantly.
Is Olex.AI safe to use with student data?
Yes, Olex.AI is built with data protection in mind and is designed to meet the requirements of educational institutions, ensuring student data is handled securely and responsibly.
