In this article, we guide you through the process of getting started with your Improving Secondary Writing subscription and setting up your tasks.

Signing up

If you have not done so already, instructions on how to sign up for Improving Secondary Writing are provided here.

Set up your tasks

Now you can get started with setting up your tasks. They should appear in your 'Current National Tasks' or 'Other National Tasks' section, depending on the schedule. The calendar for the tasks is provided here.

Please remember that each year group's tasks will appear in your account as separate tasks!

Before you start setting up your tasks, you might find this introductory video on getting started useful as a rough guide to the processes.

Help articles on uploading your candidate details, downloading your writing sheets, and scanning and uploading your writing sheets are provided here.

Details of the tasks

The details of the Improving Secondary Writing tasks and conditions are provided here.

Setting up your judging

We will provide reminders and necessary details for setting up your judging. However, details of setting up your judging are given here.

This guide gives you an idea of the amount of time that will be needed for each judge to carry out their judging.