FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TEACHERS
Writing marked at your student’s level, from A1 to B1
General English Writing
Not every class is preparing for an exam. Choose a student’s level, set any writing task, and Bandwise gives one grade for how well the text shows writing at that level, with feedback in simple English and every mistake corrected. You review it before the student sees it.
Free during early access, with AI marking included. No API key needed.
HOW IT IS MARKED
One grade, judged at the student’s own level
Each level is marked against its own standard, so a good A1 text and a good B1 text can both earn a high grade. The grade weighs the task, organisation, range and accuracy together, from Bandwise’s own guide based on the CEFR.
General English WritingA1 · A2 · B1
Writing
- Overall writing out of 10, 20 or 100
WHAT YOU GET
Built for General English teachers
A1, A2 or B1
Choose each student’s level. A1 covers notes, messages and a few sentences about everyday things; A2 short emails, picture stories and descriptions; B1 emails, stories, articles and short essays. Expected lengths are a guide, unless your task states one.
Out of 10, 20 or 100
Show the grade on the scale your school uses. On every scale, 60% means the student writes at the level, and the top band means they are using features of the next level up.
Any task you set
Use your coursebook’s tasks or your own. Bandwise checks the task first: blank, copied, off-topic or much too short work is capped, and a missing part of the task lowers the grade.
Feedback they can read
The summary and next steps are written in simple English suited to the student’s level, so learners at A1 and A2 can follow them too.
Mistakes corrected and explained
Grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and sentence-structure mistakes, each corrected with a one-line reason, plus better ways to word what is already right and practice sheets from the student’s own sentences.
Reports in your name
A printable report for every piece of work, a private link students open on their phone, and progress emails from your own address, under your own logo and colours.
A classroom grade, not a certificate
The grade is an indicative classroom grade based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is not an official CEFR certificate or an exam board’s score. General English Writing comes with the Pro plan, school plans and the free trial.
You stay the examiner
Grades are a starting point, not a verdict. Bandwise explains each grade and what to work on next, flags what it cannot judge, and nothing reaches a student until you have reviewed it. How Bandwise AI works.
QUESTIONS
General English marking: frequently asked
Which levels does General English Writing cover?
CEFR A1, A2 and B1. You choose each student’s level, and their writing is marked against that level’s standard only.
Does it mark separate criteria?
No. The text gets one overall grade, which weighs the task, organisation, range and accuracy together, as Bandwise’s marking guide sets out. The feedback says what to work on next.
Can I use my own writing tasks?
Yes. Set any task from your coursebook or your own. If your prompt states a length, Bandwise uses it; otherwise the level’s usual length is only a guide.
Is it an official CEFR level?
No. It is an indicative classroom grade based on the CEFR, to support your own judgement. You review and confirm every grade before a student sees it.
Which plans include it?
The Pro plan, the Team and School plans, and the free trial. The Tutor plan doesn’t include it.
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