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Assessment, Marking and Moderation

The following guidance has been compiled to support colleagues across Assessment Period 1 and the subsequent marking period. Please refer to this guidance and FAQs before referring to the Curriculum & Assessment team.

Student submission queries

Setting up assessments, marking and feedback

Check they are not using Safari web browser or a mobile device to submit. Instead advise them to use a laptop/desktop and use either Chrome or Firefox as their web browser. For more information, see .

If they are submitting work to Turnitin and Canvas, you can and to the

If the assessment is submitted via Canvas Turnitin, the submission must be a single file. Students can

If their problem persists and it is before the deadline, they can contact the .

If a student has made a mistake, for example submitted the wrong file and it is BEFORE the deadline, they can re-submit their assessment as many times as they wish. The marker will only mark the most recently submitted submission before the deadline.

Important: Canvas will not stop students resubmitting during the permissible lateness period but their resubmission will not be marked, even if they have a penalty waiver.

If is it after the deadline, students could be eligible to make an application to replace an e-submission. You can direct them to the guidance here.

It is not within our gift to grant extensions, please do not approve an extension or refer them to the CAO team asking for one, as we cannot do so. Instead, you can:

Refer them to the MAH Student Experience team who can provide them with support and signposting
Refer them to the Student Hub for .

If they need more help and advice about making an EC claim, or are registered with Disability support,

You can find guidance on the following on the :

– including accessing submissions, marking and adding feedback, double and blind marking and

- Marking in Canvas (Canvas Online)

- Marking with Turnitin (Canvas Turnitin)

- Marking with Canvas quizzes

– including when to send samples and a guide to Moderation in Sussex Direct
– step-by-step instructions for marking groups, assessment convenors and releasing feedback

You can also refer to for tips and guidance.

How to enter marks and feedback into Sussex Direct

Canvas Online/Canvas Turnitin

You can pull marks and feedback for Canvas Online and Canvas Turnitin submission points from Canvas to Sussex Direct. .

We would recommend doing this as you mark, this helps Exams Officers and PS colleagues keep up to date with where we are up to with marking and plan for exam boards accordingly.

You do not need to wait until all students have submitted, or have marked all the submissions to do this. You can pull them through as many times as you like.

Manually created submission points (School Office, Ask Tutor, Submit to Tutor)

Where convenors have had to manually create submission points on canvas modules, it is not possible to pull marks through from Canvas to Sussex Direct.

You will therefore need to manually enter the marks into Sussex Direct once you have completed marking and feedback in Canvas. To do this, access Sussex Direct > Teaching > Convening.

From the Convening page, select the module and click on the link in the Marks and Feedback column.

You will need to enter the mark for each student and the status. The status is if they submitted late/non submission. You do not need to deduct marks for late/non submissions. The system will automatically do this.

Please note, other than CEX assessments, it is the convenors responsibility to enter marks, not the course coordinators.

Where can I find information about marking deadlines?

You can find all information and marking deadlines, please see further down this page under the “Marking Calendar and Deadlines” section. The marking deadline for A1 assessments is Monday 10th February 2025.

You can also access the A1 Marking Tracker or speak to your Department Exams Officer and Course Coordinator.

Please note, you may have students who are submitting late owing to exceptional circumstances and/or reasonable adjustments. So you should check for submissions 1, 7 and 14 days after the deadline.

What do I do if I am not going to meet the marking deadline?

If you feel you are not going to be able to meet your marking deadline, please speak to your department Exams Officer and Head of Department as soon as possible to discuss how to mitigate your concerns.

You should also inform the Curriculum & Assessment team and your Course Coordinator when to expect the marking. This is to ensure they can plan accordingly to exam boards.

If there is a delay to your marking and feedback, you should also communicate this to the students impacted and provide an updated date when they can expect to receive their mark and feedback. We recommend doing this via a Canvas announcement on the impacted module.

Please follow the process for referring cases of academic misconduct to School Investigating Officers.

No, when all marks are present for students who submitted on time, you can send to moderation. This is advisable, particularly when the marking and moderation deadline is approaching as this avoids delays to the exam board processes.

Marking Calendar and Deadlines

Marks Calendar 2024-2025

Marking periods and Deadlines

Marking and Moderation Period	Deadline
In-term assessments	15 working days from submission deadline. This excludes University closure days. This does not apply to assessments in A1, A2 or A3
A1 2025
A1 (UG progression, finalist and PGT) marking and internal moderation deadline	Monday 10^th February 2025
S1 and A1 external moderation (UG finalists and progression) deadline	Thursday 27^th February 2025
S1 and A1 external moderation (PGT including resits) deadline	Thursday 6^th March 2025
A2 2025
A2 marking and internal moderation (UG finalist modules) deadline	Monday 2^nd June 2025
S2 and A2 external moderation (UG finalist modules) deadline	Thursday 5^th June 2025
A2 marking and internal moderation (UG progression modules) deadline	Monday 16^th June 2025
S2 and A2 external moderation (UG progression modules) deadline	Thursday 19^th June 2025
A2 marking and internal moderation (PGT S2 / A2 modules) deadline	Monday 30^th June 2025
S2 and A2 external moderation (PGT S2 / A2 modules) deadline	Thursday 3^rd July 2025
A3 2025
A3 marking and internal moderation (UG progression and finalist modules) deadline	Thursday 28^th August 2025
PGT A3 (2025) marking deadline (including PGT Dissertations)	Monday 6^th October 2025

Marking & Moderation Guides and Policies

Educational Enhancement Guidance

Exam Board and Results Publication Dates

Exam Board	Date of meeting
Module Assessment Board (PGT A3 modules and ODL blocks 5 and 6 and ODL August resit modules)	Monday 7^th October 2024
Progression and Awards Board (PGT main and ODL blocks 5 and 6 and ODL August resit students)	Thursday 10^th October 2024
PGT results published	Wednesday 16^th October 2024
S1/A1 Exam Boards
Module Assessment Board (UG S1 / A1 finalist and progression modules)	Tuesday 4^th March**
Module Assessment Board (PGT S1 / A1 including resit modules and ODL block 1 and 2 modules)	Tuesday 11^th March 2025
Progression and Award Board (PGT resit students only, and ODL block 1 and 2 students)	Wednesday 12^th March or Thursday 13^th March or Friday 14^th March 2025
S2/A2 Finalist Exam Boards
Module Assessment Board (UG Finalist modules)	Monday 9^th June 2025
Progression and Award Board (UG Finalists)	Wednesday 11^th or Thursday 12^th June 2025
Finalist classification and results published	Wednesday 18^th June 2025
S2/A2 progression Exam Boards
Module Assessment Board (UG progression modules)	Monday 23rd June 2025
Progression and Award Board (UG progression)	Thursday 26th June 2025
Progression results published	Monday 7^th July 2025
PGT and ODL Exam Boards
Module Assessment Board (PGT S1 and S2 modules, ODL blocks 3 and 4 and April resit period)	Monday 7th July 2025
Progression and Award Board (PGT for S1 and S2, ODL block 3 and 4 and April resit period)	Wednesday 9^thJuly or Thursday 10^th July 2025
PGT results published	Wednesday 16^th July 2025
A3 Resit Exam Boards
A3 Resit Module Assessment Board (UG modules only)	Monday 1^st September 2025
A3 Progression and Award Board (UG Resitting students)	Tuesday 2^nd September 2025 or Wednesday 3^rd September 2025
UG Resit results published	Thursday 11^th September 2025
PGT Final Exam Board
Module Assessment Board (PGT A3 modules and ODL blocks 5 and 6 and ODL August resit modules)	Monday 13^th October 2025
Progression and Awards Board (PGT main and ODL blocks 5 and 6 and ODL August resit students)	Wednesday 15^th or Thursday 16^th October 2025
PGT results published	Wednesday 22^nd October 2025

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