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Moderate a marked submission

Approve, flag or return marked work, with a note on every decision.

Staff portalWho: Moderators and academic managersLast updated 3 September 2026
  1. Open Teaching → Moderation.
  2. Locate the submission by learner, assessment and course.
  3. Select Approve and enter a moderation note to confirm the mark.
  4. Select Flag and enter a note to mark it for follow-up.
  5. Select Return to Marker and enter the reason to send it back. The Returned filter shows the return note, date and moderator; the submission keeps its pending state until it is approved again.
  6. Reload once before relying on the final state. The Approved filter shows the note, moderator and date.
The Moderation queue, filtered by state.
FIG. 1The Moderation queue, filtered by state.
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