Viva Voce AI
Oral assessment for KS4 English

Prepare viva questions in seconds, not hours

Viva Voce AI turns a student’s coursework into a short, recorded viva, so you can hear what they really understand.

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Currently piloting with KS4 English departments.

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  1. 0:00A student asks a chatbot for a 2,000-word essay on the causes of the First World War. It arrives in eleven seconds.
  2. 0:08AI detectors score eight essays three times and give three different answers. “Detectors guess. Honest students get accused. Teachers are left unsure.”
  3. 0:14“A written essay can no longer prove who understands it.”
  4. 0:16“There is an older test. One you can’t outsource. Ask them.” Viva voce is Latin for “by the living voice”.
  5. 0:24Viva Voce AI: the oral examination, rebuilt for every classroom.
  6. 0:29Prepare. A student’s essay becomes twelve viva questions across comprehension, reasoning and ownership, each with a note on what to listen for.
  7. 0:41Conduct. The viva is recorded and transcribed while the teacher asks. They write a private observation and mark the answer as clear understanding.
  8. 0:54Conclude. The teacher chooses “Understanding demonstrated” and signs the viva record.
  9. 1:02“Not a detector. Not an AI verdict. A conversation, at scale. Stop guessing who wrote it. Find out who understands it.”
  10. 1:09Viva Voce AI. Know what they know.

Bring one piece of coursework and see the questions it produces.

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