Students stay the author
AI asks questions and offers small nudges. It never writes a sentence for the student.
For Hong Kong schools · P5–S6 English
AI that helps students think—not an AI that writes for them.
Penpal gives every student a writing coach that asks better questions instead of handing over answers, and gives every teacher an assistant that flags what matters instead of marking in their place.
How we think about AI
Three rules we don’t bend.
Teachers stay the assessor
AI can flag a possible issue. Only a teacher decides what feedback reaches a student, and what mark it earns.
Revision is evidence
Every draft is kept. What changes between versions is what shows a student actually learned something.
The loop
One assignment, start to finish.
Student writes
Thinking help sits alongside, not in front
Student submits
A real version is saved, frozen in time
AI pre-review
Possible issues flagged, never sent yet
Teacher decides
Reviews, comments, and gives the real mark
Student revises
Feedback becomes a next draft, not just a comment
Growth remembered
What changed becomes evidence for next time
Built for the whole class
Something for everyone in the loop.
For students
Help that fades
Hints start small—an open question, then a nudge—and only go further if a student asks for more.
For teachers
Your time back
AI pre-review surfaces what’s worth a look, so marking starts from real signal, not a blank page.
For schools
Growth you can see
Skill evidence builds across assignments and terms—not just a single composition mark.
Give your students a coach, not a shortcut.
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