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BUILT FOR PHYSICS DEPARTMENTS

Probably the best
physics assessment
platform online.

A bold claim. Here’s the working.

Set physics homework, track every pupil’s progress and see where support is needed next. One workspace for your department, from quick checks to complete mocks.

Built by a UK physics teacher and examiner.

AQA A Level PhysicsOCR A Level PhysicsAS & A2
Your department. One clear picture.
PhysicsUK · Teacher workspaceSAMPLE DATA
The PhysicsUK homework workspace showing completion totals, filters and a colour-coded monthly calendar of sample physics tasks.
Set it. Track it. Follow it up.
Less chasing.
More useful teaching.
01

Homework you can track

Deadlines, completion and overdue work in one place.

02

Working you can see

Review answers, attempts and the feedback pupils received.

03

Progress you can act on

Homework analysis reveals shared gaps and useful next steps.

A WORKSPACE FOR THE WHOLE HOMEWORK CYCLE

Know what is due.
Know who needs you.

Move between a calendar and a task list. See deadlines, completion totals and outstanding submissions, then open the results for the pupils who need a follow-up.

The teacher homework calendarREAL INTERFACE · SAMPLE DATA
October homework calendar in the real PhysicsUK teacher workspace, with sample Solve, MCQ, QWC, Exam Studio and Worksheet Studio tasks and completion counts on each task.
Screenshot of the actual teacher workspace. All tasks and totals are sample data.View full size
PLAN

One view of the workload

Colour-coded homework types and dated tasks make the schedule easy to scan. Switch to the list for a closer look.

TRACK

Completion at a glance

See how many pupils have completed each task, alongside active homework and outstanding submissions.

FOLLOW UP

Give attention where it helps

Open the homework markbook to review results, send a reminder or adjust a pupil’s deadline.

HOMEWORK AND PUPIL TRACKING

Track every pupil.
Find the next step.

Track completion, review the pupil’s working and monitor progress over time. Use the evidence to choose the next task.

Explore it with your department Evidence to support your professional judgement.

Know who has done the work

Per-pupil status, completion dates and attempt history help you distinguish missing work from submitted work awaiting feedback.

Look beyond the score

Open saved answers and feedback. See whether a pupil needs help with the physics, the calculation or how they communicate their reasoning.

Monitor progress over time

Use the teacher dashboard and progress markbook to review activity, topic performance and understanding of individual specification points.

Make the follow-up specific

Choose a score threshold for reassignment, include missing or late work where appropriate, and review earlier attempts alongside the follow-up result.

FROM YOUR LESSON TO THEIR NEXT TASK

Set homework with
a clear purpose.

Choose the practice, choose the pupils and set the dates. Pupils find the assigned work in their own homework area.

  1. 01

    Choose the practice

    Browse the course-matched homework library. Select MCQs, Solve calculations, written explanations, exam-style work or worksheets.

    Preview the complete task
  2. 02

    Choose the pupils

    Assign to a class, group, AS or A2 cohort, or selected pupils. Give the whole class practice or focus on those who need it.

    Match work to your teaching
  3. 03

    Set the instructions & dates

    Add what pupils should focus on and a deadline. Release the task straight away or schedule it for later.

    Plan ahead of the lesson
  4. 04

    Review & follow up

    Check completion, open submitted work and review marked results. Reassign practice or choose an alternative for pupils who need another attempt.

    Turn the evidence into action

HOMEWORK ANALYSIS

Know what they understand.
Know what to teach next.

Bring marked answers and their feedback together into a class summary. See shared strengths, weak answer patterns and the physics that needs reinforcement, then inspect the work behind the findings.

A REAL CLASS EXAMPLEMaxwell–Boltzmann distributionQWC · Thermal physics · 6 marks31 marked responses · 2 October 2026
Homework analysis · Content-led class summaryREAL ANALYSIS · PUPIL DETAILS OMITTED
A real saved PhysicsUK homework analysis from 2 October 2026 identifying strengths and gaps in answers about kinetic energy, pressure and the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, with no pupil details.
An excerpt from a real saved analysis, displayed in the staff interface. Account and pupil details are omitted.View full size
BUILD ON A STRENGTH

Temperature and kinetic energy

The report found that pupils linked absolute temperature to average kinetic energy and described how the distribution’s peak shifts and broadens.

REVISIT A MISSING POINT

The area stays the same

A recurring omission was the constant area under the distribution curve, representing a fixed number of molecules. A specific point to revisit in the next lesson.

CHECK A MISCONCEPTION

What does r.m.s. speed mean?

Some answers described r.m.s. speed as the median. The report identified this statistical distinction for staff to check in the linked pupil work.

Take it back into your teaching.

Open the supporting answers, review suggested misconceptions and choose focused follow-up practice. Where targeted practice is available, preview the draft and approve it for the pupils who need it.

Connect it to specification progress

Analysis uses marked evidence and flags incomplete inputs for staff review. This example also records input warnings; its confidence note explains that some content patterns come from a smaller subset of the class.

SPECIFICATION POINTS, PUPIL BY PUPIL

See where understanding
needs another look.

The specification progress view brings pupil mastery, supporting evidence and your school’s teaching coverage together. Spot a gap shared by the class or a point that needs attention for one pupil.

Specification progress · Class viewREAL INTERFACE · MOCK PUPIL DATA
PhysicsUK specification progress matrix with six mock pupils, individual OCR A specification points, colour-coded mastery, evidence counts and covered, learning-now and not-covered statuses.
The matrix from the actual staff view, populated with fictional pupils and example progress.View full size
THE CLASS PICTURE

Find shared gaps

Compare pupils against the same specification points. Priority gaps help you choose what to revisit with the class, while filters narrow the view by module, topic or pupil status.

THE INDIVIDUAL PUPIL

Follow the evidence

See secure, developing and needs-work judgements alongside evidence totals. Open a pupil’s specification view to review the point, evidence and progress trend in more detail.

YOUR TEACHING SEQUENCE

Put progress in context

Separate covered content, topics being taught now and points not yet covered. Teaching-gap priorities focus on covered and currently taught points.

Read the evidence fairly. Mastery percentages are estimates, not raw test marks or predicted grades. A firm judgement needs at least three pieces of evidence and 12 available marks; earlier work is labelled “evidence building”.

THEIR THINKING, MADE VISIBLE

Let pupils answer
the way physics needs.

Physics is more than a final number. Pupils can show explanations, equations, sketches and each step of their working, using the answer tools available on their question page.

TYPED EXPLANATIONS

Give the reasoning
room to develop.

Pupils build a written answer in text blocks. They can explain a method, justify a choice or write a longer response, then add maths or a diagram alongside it.

Useful for explanations, definitions and extended responses.

ILLUSTRATIVE PUPIL RESPONSE

Why does the trolley accelerate?

The forward force is larger than the frictional force, so there is a resultant force forwards. The trolley accelerates in the direction of the resultant force.
Text and working can sit together in one response.
EQUATIONS & CALCULATIONS

Follow the method,
not just the number.

Maths blocks let pupils show an equation, rearrangement, substitution and final answer. Staff can see the route to the result, including units and missing steps.

Useful for multi-step calculations and mathematical reasoning.

ILLUSTRATIVE PUPIL RESPONSE

Find the acceleration of a 2.0 kg trolley.

Fresultant = 5.0 − 1.0 = 4.0 N
F = ma   ⇒   a = F / m
a = 4.0 / 2.0 = 2.0 m s−2
Equation → substitution → answer with a unit.
ON-SCREEN HANDWRITING

Keep the working
that matters.

Pupils can write directly on screen with a stylus or finger. Handwritten calculations and explanations become part of their submitted response for feedback and teacher review.

Useful on touchscreens and tablets. Clear, legible working helps the marker read it.

ILLUSTRATIVE PUPIL RESPONSE

Find the acceleration of a 2.0 kg trolley.

Resultant force = 5 − 1 = 4 NF = ma   so   a = F / ma = 4 / 2 = 2.0 m s−2
An explanation, a calculation and a final answer.
DIAGRAMS & SKETCHES

Make an invisible
idea visible.

Drawing tools let pupils include force diagrams, labelled sketches and visual working. Combine a diagram with written explanation and equations to show a complete method.

Useful for forces, circuits and visual explanations.

ILLUSTRATIVE PUPIL RESPONSE

Show the horizontal forces on the trolley.

5.0 N1.0 N2.0 kgA labelled sketch can support the written reasoning.
WORK ON PAPER

Paper practice.
A saved response.

Where photograph answers are enabled, pupils can take or upload a photograph, crop and rotate it, and attach it to the question parts it answers.

Useful for work completed in an exercise book. Keep writing legible and personal details out of the frame.

ILLUSTRATIVE PUPIL RESPONSE
1(a)   Resultant force = 4 NF = maa = 4 / 2 = 2.0 m s−2
Crop the working. Choose the question parts. Attach.

Available input tools depend on the question page and account. Automated marking provides formative feedback; teachers can review the submitted working and use their own judgement.

Try a question and its answer tools

THE PRACTICE BEHIND YOUR HOMEWORK

Six tools.
One place.

Choose the right task, then set it through the same homework workspace.

PhysicsUK Solve

Calculations and application questions, with feedback on the pupil’s method, equations and units.

MCQ practice

Quick multiple-choice checks for retrieval, topic review and revision.

QWC practice

Quality of Written Communication: extended physics explanations with feedback on key points and structure.

Definitions

Course-matched vocabulary practice: write, check and revisit key physics definitions.

PHYSICSUK EXAM STUDIO

Practice and mocks,
clearly separated.

Guided exam practice

Work at your own pace with tutor support, hints and feedback as you go. Save an attempt and return later.

Timed mock

Complete a paper independently, without hints or marking during the attempt. Receive marks and feedback after submission.

A report to work from.

Question marks, strengths and priority next steps make follow-up specific. Review the feedback online or print a summary.

AI-marked scores are practice estimates for staff review.
Exam StudioSAMPLE PAPERS
PhysicsUK Exam Studio showing guided exam practice and mock exam modes, paper filters and fictional example physics papers with marks and mock durations.
Real interface · sample papers and progress.View full size

WORKSHEET STUDIO

Build the practice
your class needs.

Choose course equations, difficulty and calculation styles, including rearrangement and units. Review the draft, then share, print or assign homework. Pupils get feedback on their online working.

  1. Choose the equations
  2. Review the questions
  3. Share, print or set homework

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER TO STAFF

Fits the way
a department works.

Practical tools for the everyday jobs: preparing work, supporting pupils, reviewing evidence and taking results into your existing records.

Course-matched practice

Choose AQA or OCR A Physics resources that fit your course. The shared homework workspace serves AS and A2 school cohorts.

Flexible groups and classes

Set work for a whole cohort, a teaching group or individual pupils. Teacher access stays within verified teaching scope.

Feedback between lessons

Supported practice tools provide formative feedback on submitted answers, helping pupils revisit their method while it is fresh.

Reminders and adjustments

Send homework reminders, extend individual deadlines and mark pupils as excused where appropriate.

Results you can take with you

Export the homework markbook as CSV to use in your department’s spreadsheets and reporting workflow.

Teacher oversight

Review the pupil’s actual working and previous attempts. Formative scores inform your decisions; they are not official exam-board grades.

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

A few useful
answers.

Have a question about your school’s setup?
Talk to us

Which courses can we use for school homework?

The current shared school homework workspace supports AS and A2 cohorts, with AQA and OCR A Level Physics practice. PhysicsUK also has AQA GCSE practice and resources; contact us to confirm the right setup for your intended school courses.

Can pupils work on paper or use a tablet?

On-screen handwriting lets pupils use a stylus or finger on compatible devices. Where photograph answers are enabled, they can attach a clear image of paper working. Typed text, maths and drawing tools are available on supported question pages.

Can we set different work for different pupils?

Yes. Choose a class, group, cohort or selected pupils. You can set follow-up work for pupils below a chosen score threshold, and make individual deadline adjustments or exemptions.

What is the difference between guided practice and a mock?

Guided exam practice lets pupils work at their own pace with tutor support, hints and marking as they go. Mock exam mode is timed and independent: pupils complete the paper without that support and receive marks and feedback after submission. The two modes keep separate attempts and progress.

What can teachers see?

Within their verified teaching scope, teachers can see homework status, saved attempts, marked results and completed working where supported by the task. The teacher dashboard and progress markbook provide a wider view of activity and performance.

What does homework analysis show?

A content-led class summary brings together strengths, common weak answer patterns and suggested misconceptions from marked work. Staff can inspect the supporting answers and existing feedback, review findings, see question and specification performance and plan focused follow-up. Unmarked work and incomplete evidence are flagged separately.

Can we monitor individual specification points?

Yes. The specification progress view compares pupil mastery point by point, shows evidence totals and identifies priority class gaps. Staff can filter by module, topic, teaching coverage and pupil status, then open an individual pupil’s view for evidence and trends. Early work is labelled “evidence building” until enough evidence supports a firm judgement.

How does school access work?

Contact us with your exam board, year groups and approximate pupil numbers. We can discuss school access, the staff workflow and the setup your department needs. If your school already has an approved joining code, pupils can use the school joining page.

How are pupil data and marking handled?

Teacher views are limited to verified teaching scope. You can review our terms and privacy information and marking methodology, and discuss your school’s requirements with us. Automated feedback can make mistakes, so teachers retain responsibility for assessment decisions.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR DEPARTMENT

Make the work between
lessons work harder.

Tell us your exam board, year groups and pupil numbers.
We’ll help you explore the right school setup.