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Set homework with a due date

Assign an activity as homework with a due date, late work rules, a time limit and a number of attempts, and decide when students see their scores.

Homework in LearnWorkly is a Self-paced assignment with the options you need: a due date, rules for late work, an optional time limit and the number of attempts. Students work in their own time and submit; you follow their progress on the same live view you use in lessons.

Assign homework

  1. 1

    Open the class

    Go to Classes, open the class and find Assign an activity.

  2. 2

    Pick the activity

    Choose the activity in Choose an activity… and keep Self-paced selected.

  3. 3

    Open the options

    Press Options. Turn on Due date: it starts at 23:59 one week from today and you can change the date and time.

  4. 4

    Set the rules

    Choose whether to Accept late work, add a Time limit if you want one, and choose the number of Attempts. The other options are explained below.

  5. 5

    Assign

    Press Assign and watch live. Students see the homework as soon as they open the class, and students with a saved email address get an email.

A class page with the Assign an activity card: an activity picker, the Self-paced, One by one and Practice choices, the Options panel and the Assign and watch live button.

Homework options

OptionWhat it does
Due dateShown to students. After it passes, students who have not submitted show as Missing on your live view.
Accept late workOn (the default): students can still submit after the due date and the work is marked late. Off: after the due date students can no longer change or submit their work.
Late penaltyWhen late work is accepted: None, or 5, 10, 20, 25 or 50% taken off the score of work submitted after the due date.
Time limitFrom 1 to 600 minutes. The timer starts when the student presses Start and keeps running if they leave. Work is submitted automatically when time runs out.
Attempts1, 2, 3, 5, 10 or Unlimited. Each new attempt starts blank; the last attempt counts and earlier ones are kept in the history.
Show scoresAs they answer, After they submit (the default) or When I release them.
Show correct answersShown together with scores, once a student has no attempts left, or when you release results.
Pass markStudents see whether they passed. You can also offer a Certificate for students who pass.
One question at a time, Shuffle questions, Shuffle answer optionsControl how questions are laid out and ordered for each student.
Track page activityOff by default. See Activity tracking.
Email studentsEmails about new homework, new feedback and a reminder before the due date. See Reminders.

What students see

Students see the due date, the late work rule and, when there is more than one attempt, which attempt they are on. With a time limit they first see how many minutes they have and a Start button. Their work is saved automatically, and they press Submit when they are done. If they have attempts left they can press Try again.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change the due date after assigning?

Yes. Open the assignment and press Settings. Changes to the time limit apply to attempts started from then on.

A student submitted by mistake. Can they carry on?

Yes. Open their answer on the live view and press Hand back. They can change their answers and submit again; on timed homework the timer starts again. This is not possible once the due date has passed with late work off, unless you change the due date first.

How do I see who has not handed in?

Use the filters on the live view: Not started, Working, Submitted and, when there is a due date, Late.

Last checked against the app on 11 November 2026.

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