How Askel keeps coursework trusted.

Five steps that follow a project from the first week to the moderator’s desk. Every feature sits under one step, so you can see what happens when, and who does it.

Prepare Everyone knows the AI rules before the work starts.
Show The work shows how it was made, as it’s made.
Notice Teachers see facts worth talking about. We don’t guess whether AI wrote it.
Resolve A worry becomes a fair, written-down conversation.
Prove Signed records that anyone can check.

Step 1 of 5

Prepare

Have we told students the rules, and can we show we did?

Everyone knows the AI rules before the work starts.

Student reading the AI rules before the project starts, with a tick and the date — 01Students read the AI rules and tick to say they have, with the date.

AI rules practice quiz for students — 02A short practice quiz on what’s allowed.

Staff AI training log with dates — 03A record of which staff have had training, and when the school’s policy was last checked.

Step 2 of 5

Show

Can a student show how their work grew?

The work shows how it was made, as it’s made.

Student log stage asking where a pasted paragraph came from — 01Each step of the project has a date. Drafts are saved as they go. If a student pastes in a big chunk of text, Askel asks where it came from.

Supervisor signing a student’s AI-use statement — 02Students say which AI tools they used, and the teacher signs it too.

Meeting record with the help given, tagged and dated — 03Meetings and any help given are written down.

Step 3 of 5

Notice

How do I spot a problem without accusing anyone?

Teachers see facts worth talking about. We don’t guess whether AI wrote it.

Teachers only

Facts for teachers to look at, not a verdict.

Staff comparing saved versions of a student’s writing over time — 01A picture of how the writing grew over time.

Staff list of facts worth a conversation, each with its reason — 02A short list of students it may be worth checking on, with the reason.

Step 4 of 5

Resolve

What do I do when I’m worried, and how do I keep it fair?

A worry becomes a fair, written-down conversation.

A teacher writing down a worry about a piece of work — 01Any teacher on the course can raise a worry.

The student’s invitation to talk, and space to add their own account — 02The student is invited to talk, not accused, and can give their side in their own words.

The senior teacher’s page for deciding, with the school’s policy beside it — 03A named senior teacher or the exams officer decides, using the school’s own policy. All of this happens before the student signs off the work.

Step 5 of 5

Prove

Can I sign the statement, and back it up if asked?

Signed records that anyone can check.

Cohort view showing what is done and what is still to do before signing — 01Before the teacher signs, Askel shows what’s done and what’s still to do. It fills in this year’s exam board forms.

Checking a signed record by its code, with no account — 02Every PDF it makes is signed, with a short code and QR code anyone can check.

Inspection pack export for the exams officer — 03The records a JCQ inspector may ask for are in one place, and there’s a short report for governors with no names in it.

What Askel records

What Askel records, and what it doesn’t.

Askel records what people do in Askel, with dates. It doesn’t watch students.

Records

Plans, milestones and stages, with dates
Drafts saved in Askel, like the EPQ diary
A fingerprint for each file linked from elsewhere
Meetings and any help given
Which AI tools students say they used
Teachers’ sign-offs and signed statements
Worries raised, the conversation and what was decided

Doesn’t record

Keystrokes
What’s on the student’s screen, or their camera
Work done in other apps or websites
The coursework itself, for most subjects. It stays where your school keeps it.
Anything sent to AI companies. There’s no AI in Askel.

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