Success Criteria Prompt Generator

What this generator does

Draws a success criterion stem — the 'what a good one looks like' half of an objective. Success criteria are what let a student self-assess, and they are the half most often skipped because writing them takes longer than writing the objective did.

What you'll get

This generator draws from a hand-checked list of 30 entries. Here is a spread of 6 of them, so you can see the style before you generate:

• I can explain this in my own words, not just repeat what I was told.
• I can answer a question about this without checking my notes first.
• I can check my own answer and say whether I trust it.
• I can explain why this method works, not only how to run it.
• I can point to the part of the task I found hardest.
• I can ask a question that would take this further.

A fixed sample of the list, not a live draw — your own results are picked at random from all 30, without repeating until the list runs out. Original authoring for Generate Random — general lesson-planning framing prompts, subject-neutral.. Last reviewed 2026-09-03.

How to use this tool

1. Press generate for a prompt.
2. Adapt it to your topic, or generate again.

Common use cases

• Lesson-planning starting points
• Pupil self-assessment prompts
• Trainee-teacher planning practice

How this generator works

Draws from thirty fixed 'I can...' stems — 'point to the part of the task I found hardest', 'say what evidence would change my answer' — without repeats up to a batch of five.

Limitations and good to know

• Every stem is topic-neutral and needs your subject content added before a pupil can actually use it to self-assess.
• Nothing is remembered between visits, so weekly use will meet repeats well within a term; with the page left open, none of the thirty stems repeats until all have been shown.

Practical tips

• Write them as things a student can check, not things a teacher can judge.
• Three criteria. More than three and nobody uses them.