For organisers
Your competition. Our invigilation.
Set your own problems for your own entrants, and let them sit the round from wherever they are, recorded the same way as our rounds. You mark each script with the recordings beside it, or our graders do, if we've agreed that with you.
Reach the people who can't get to the hall
A paper competition usually means one room on one afternoon. Students on placement or abroad, alumni, and people at universities without a sitting all miss out. On HeadSolved they sit the same problem at the same moment as everyone else, at home, and you can still trust the result.
How it works for you
Set the problem
Schedule a round from your organisation's page: the problem, its solution and marking guide, and when it runs. The problem is encrypted until the start.
Stay private or go public
If you want to stay private, entrants can come in via a personalized link, and your competition won't be advertised on our website. For an extra fee, you can also put it on our public calendar and reach our full body of users.
They sit it, recorded
The problem appears for everyone at the same moment. Each entrant works on paper, recorded by their webcam, their whole screen and their phone, stood to one side.
Mark it, get results
Your markers mark each write-up with the recordings and any flags beside it (or our graders do, by arrangement). Then download the results as a spreadsheet. Users can get custom badges on our site for participation and high performance.
What you get
Invigilation built in
Webcam, whole-screen recording and a side camera on every entrant, with photo ID and a room scan at check-in if you want them.
A fair start
The problem is released at the same second for everyone, by our clock, not theirs. Check-in closes at the start, so nobody starts late.
Flags for your markers
Switching away from the round, a recording gap, a phone dropping out or copying and pasting are marked on each entrant's timeline.
All the footage in one place
All three recordings play side by side on one timeline, sped up, and you can jump straight to any flag.
Your people, your roles
Admins schedule rounds, manage people and see results. Markers mark. If you'd rather we marked a round, we can agree that with you.
Results your way
A spreadsheet of names, emails and scores for every round. Badges on entrants' public profiles too, if you'd like them.
Good to know
- Entrants make a free HeadSolved account, and for now they need to be 18 or over.
- Each entrant needs a computer with a webcam (Chrome, Edge or Firefox), a phone, paper and a pen.
- Rounds can ask for a full written solution, or a single number from 0 to 999.
- Your problems stay yours: afterwards only your entrants, your organisation and our staff can see them. They don't go into our public archive.
- We set up your organisation with you, so start by getting in touch.
Running a competition?
Tell us about it: who enters, how many, and when. We'll set up your organisation with you.