Fiducia TogetherPeer assessment
Marking each other's work against the criteria. Useful for the marker most of all.
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What it is
Peer assessment means students assessing each other's work against a mark scheme or success criteria.
Where it applies
Used across subjects, particularly in English, science practicals and coursework preparation.
How it works
The learning is mostly in applying the criteria, which forces you to understand what the mark scheme actually rewards — which is why the marker gains more than the marked.
How to use it in your work
Mark against the actual criteria, not against what you would have written.
Give one specific improvement, phrased as an action. 'Add a quotation to paragraph two' is useful; 'more detail' is not.
Then apply the same criterion to your own work. That is the point of the exercise.
Where to get help
Your teacher and your board's specification and mark scheme.
Where to read more
Last reviewed 2026-08-28 by Fiducia Together · Next review due 2027-08-28
Please note: This page explains a word or a process in education. It is general information about the system, the law and the guidance in England — not advice about your child, your school or your exam. If a decision is going against you, get advice from one of the free services we link to before you agree to anything or miss a deadline. If you are revising, check your own exam board's specification: boards word things differently and yours is the one that marks you.