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Assessment that runs itself. Data you can teach from.

Live class battles for OCR A Level Computer Science, in multiple choice and written exam questions. Every answer is marked as it comes in, so the results are on your screen before the lesson ends.

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  • Questions already written
  • Written answers marked for you
  • Five subsections free

BrainBrawl is in a closed beta. Departments join a few at a time.

100%

of the H446 specification covered

172,000+

answers marked in real lessons since 2024

5×

games started by students for every game a teacher set

A five-minute starter with zero prep.

Choose multiple choice or written answers, take the recommended topic or pick your own, and launch. Students join on their own accounts, the whole class battles one brain, and the results are saved before the plenary.

  • Recommended games BrainBrawl suggests the topic your class has gone longest without, with a difficulty to match. One click starts it.

  • Wrong answers explained Get one wrong and the student's screen shows why, before the next question.

  • No codes, no name entry Students join through their class: no rude usernames, no joiners from the corridor.

  • Starter to plenary Some teachers close the loop in one lesson: a starter, a reteach from the results, then a re-battle as the plenary.

Picking the right answer isn't the same as writing it.

Written battles use original exam-style questions, modelled on OCR past papers and mark schemes. Students answer against the clock while the brain answers too, and every answer is marked against its mark scheme, point by point.

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    Answer A minute a mark, saved as they type.

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    Mark a classmate's answer Anonymously, against the mark scheme, so students see how marks are won.

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    See the examiner's mark Round by round, with the points made and missed. More marks than the brain wins.

  • Every mark can be checked Students can ask you to check a mark they think is wrong, and you can change any mark, asked or not.

  • Concerns come to you privately Answers that are worrying or offensive are flagged to you privately and never shown to classmates.

You set how much and by when. BrainBrawl sets the questions.

Set a Mission in under a minute: an XP target, a due date and any battles it must include. Students choose their route through Quest, and each one is told the most useful thing to do next.

Homework you can chase

Missed deadlines are counted the way your school or college counts them, with your own stages, and the students to chase come first. Give a new deadline or excuse a student from the same page. Weekly Missions skip the holidays by themselves.

Yesterday's mistakes, back this morning

A lesson game doesn't end when the lesson does. The next day, each student's Daily Debrief brings back the mistakes they haven't put right yet: questions to answer again and one written answer to improve. It's DIRT without the lesson time.

Know who needs you before the next lesson.

Students get a BrainBrawl grade, estimated automatically from their marked written answers and shown against the target you set. Progress shows the class against its targets, what to teach next and every subsection in one markbook.

  • The grade students see Each student's own Progress page shows the same grade against their target, and the three battles most likely to close the gap.

  • What to teach next Three subsections ranked by how much of the class they concern, each with its next step: set a Mission, start a class game or open the weakest topics.

  • After every class game In multiple choice, the most-missed questions, how the wrong answers split and an AI summary of the misconceptions. In a written battle, every answer with its mark.

Homework they set for themselves.

Quest turns the specification into two campaigns, one of quickfire battles and one of written ones, each with its own brains in real places, Bronze to Platinum tiers and a boss for every section. In the classroom it was built in, students started five games on their own for every game a teacher set.

Co-op battles with friends, a half-term leaderboard for each year group, and one rule throughout: rewards never change a mark, and class games never count towards the leaderboard.

Teach with it free for a term. Or a year.

The first five subsections are free forever, with everything: both kinds of battle, Missions, the Daily Debrief, Progress and the AI marking. No countdown, no card, no cut-down demo. Pay only when your classes need the other sixteen.

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  • 1.1.1 Structure and function of the processor
  • 1.1.2 Types of processor
  • 1.1.3 Input, output and storage
  • 1.2.1 Systems Software
  • 1.2.2 Applications Generation

Ready for all 21? £9 per student per year (excl. VAT)

Teacher accounts are free. The same product, across the whole specification.

Built in a real classroom, ready for yours.

BrainBrawl is built by a software engineer turned OCR Computer Science teacher, and has run in real H446 lessons since October 2024: over 3,500 games and 172,000 answers. Everything on this page was shaped by that classroom, from the five-minute starter to the written battles.

Common questions

Why do I need an invite?

BrainBrawl is in a closed beta. Departments join a few at a time, so that each one gets a proper start and a quick answer when they ask something. Request an invite and we’ll email you a personal link to create your account when your place is ready. If someone at your school or college already uses it, they can add you straight away.

Is the free tier really free?

Yes. The first five subsections include every feature, with no time limit. You pay only to unlock all 21 subsections.

Can I trust the AI marking?

Each written answer is marked against its question's mark scheme, and the marking shows which points were credited, quoting the student's own words, and which were missed. Students can ask you to check any mark they think is wrong, and you can change any mark, asked or not. Your mark always counts over the AI's.

What about answers that are worrying, offensive or written to the marker?

They are flagged to you privately on your Marking page: anything suggesting a student may be unsafe, anything offensive, and answers that try to talk the marker into marks. Worrying or offensive answers are never shown to classmates, and a flag never changes a mark.

What happens to students' written answers?

Each answer goes to the AI model that marks it on its own, with no names or account details attached. In a class battle, classmates mark answers anonymously and never see whose they are.

Does the BrainBrawl grade replace our own grades?

No. It is estimated automatically from each student's marked written answers: one more piece of information beside your own assessment, not a replacement for it, and never a prediction.

How is this different from Kahoot or Quizlet?

Generic quiz tools arrive empty: you write or vet every question, they can't mark a written answer, and each quiz's results stand alone. BrainBrawl arrives with both kinds of question written for H446, and every answer adds to a record of what each student knows.

Does it replace past papers?

No. Past papers stay on paper. BrainBrawl builds the knowledge and the exam technique students need before they sit one.

How do students get accounts?

You create classes and student accounts from the teacher dashboard. Students sign in to play, and you choose which subsections they can play on their own, so practice follows your scheme of work.

I’m a student. Can I sign up on my own?

Not yet. Accounts come through schools and colleges, so the quickest route is to ask your Computer Science teacher: the first five subsections are free for your whole class, forever. Individual access is planned for the 2027 exam season. Join the student waitlist

What does full access cost?

£9 per student per year, excluding VAT, and teacher accounts are free. A whole class costs a fraction of a class set of textbooks. When your department is ready, we provide quotes, purchase orders and invoices for your finance team.

See it working with your own classes.

Request an invite and we’ll email you a link when your place is ready. Five subsections are free for as long as you want them.

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