The four ways to create a task, and when to use each

Watch the video above, or follow the steps below.

Before you dive into creating a task, it helps to know the four different starting points Nurture gives you. Each one is just a way to get started. Once the task is generated, you can always refine it further using the Nurture AI Assistant or edit it manually before assigning it to your students.

The follow-up tutorials cover each method in detail. This overview helps you pick the right one.

1. Task code

A colleague who has already created a task on Nurture can share its unique task code with you. Enter the code and Nurture creates a duplicate version of that task for you to use.

When to use it: when a colleague has already built a task and you want to start with the same one. Really useful for departments sharing tasks across staff, or for getting a colleague up to speed quickly. You can edit it with the Nurture AI Assistant before assigning, so it is a starting point, not something fixed.

2. Upload a worksheet

If you have a worksheet with questions you want to keep, upload it here. Nurture scans it and extracts the questions exactly as they are, then adds pedagogy-aligned success criteria to them.

When to use it: when you already have a worksheet and you want to use those exact questions. You are not asking Nurture to create new questions. You are just bringing your existing worksheet into Nurture with success criteria added.

3. Upload a past exam question

This works the same way as uploading a worksheet. Nurture takes the questions from the exam paper as they are and adds success criteria.

When to use it: when you have a past paper or exam question and you want students to practise with those exact questions.

4. Start from scratch

This is the most flexible option. You describe what the assessment is about, choose the number of questions, the style (essay, short answer, multiple choice, etc.), the difficulty level, and Nurture generates everything for you.

You can also upload a source in this option. A source is a piece of material (a reading comprehension, an article, a resource) that you want Nurture to create questions from. This is different from uploading a worksheet or exam question, because here Nurture generates new questions based on the source rather than extracting existing ones.

When to use it: when you do not have a worksheet or exam paper to work from and you want Nurture to generate the task. Also use it when you have a source document but you do not want to use questions that may already be on it. You want fresh questions created from that material instead.

The key difference to remember

• Upload a worksheet / Upload a past exam question: Nurture keeps your existing questions exactly as they are and adds success criteria.
• Start from scratch (with or without a source): Nurture generates new questions for you.

Once a task is generated by any of these methods, you are always able to refine and edit it before it goes to your students. This screen is just about how you want to start.