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In our quest to make our competitions simple to setup, easy to coordinate and great to participate in, we love to hear suggestions on ways to improve. Below are suggestions from our coordinators, participants and volunteers that we have acted upon and what we have done to improve our competitions.
Can we have Authenticated/Printed Certificates?
Can we have Authenticated/Printed Certificates?
We did just that! The first batch of new printed certificates is for the SMC 2026, dispatched to all UK medal winners for SMC, IMC and JMC, each with a stamp of authenticity.
You can also still download your certificates to print for any of your participants, with new selection filters to help make it easier to download the certificates you want.
How do I see my students results with their uploads?
How do I see my students results with their uploads?
We've added a new 'Results' page at the top of the competition profile that shows you your students results and sheets in one go with the comments made by markers visible for Olympiads, and the breakdown of how each question was marked and scanned for Competitions and Kangaroos.
You will still need to go to the ordinary "Results and Certificates" section on your main competition profile to download the results spreadsheet or printable certificates. The new tab is more of an overview to help look at the results in more detail.
How do I know if my upload is correct?
How do I know if my upload is correct?
To help make it easier to check, there is now a confirmation email sent after any upload to tell you how many of your uploaded sheets have been recognised and matched to a student and if any haven't been. You can then check the new "Answer sheet - errors" tab in your competition profile to see which sheets contain errors and reupload any affected sheets.
You do not need to delete any uploads containing errors, or reupload the full file of all students for one sheet, as it will automatically use the most recent upload for each individual student's sheet based on QR code.
We still recommend checking through your uploads to ensure the answers look correct, as any marks that are too faint will be read as "blank" rather than "error".
Can we have the certificates in an order that suits our school better?
Can we have the certificates in an order that suits our school better?
There is now an 'Advanced Filter' button for the Certificates so that you are able to reorder the certificates in a few different ways, including alphabetically, year group or based on the Optional Column.
My answer sheets take too long to generate.
My answer sheets take too long to generate.
We have updated the way answer sheets generate to remove the manual step that caused delays, so now your answer sheets should be ready right away.
Please remember that to download your answer sheets you still need to fill in your students names and year groups!
Can we have a PDF Quick Start Guide for the Competitions?
Can we have a PDF Quick Start Guide for the Competitions?
We did just that! Here is a link to our new PDF Quick Start Guide!
This can be printed and used on and around Competition Days. Just make sure you have the newest version downloaded!
Can we have a Competition Poster that showcases all the Competition dates?
Can we have a Competition Poster that showcases all the Competition dates?
You can now order yourself a Competition Poster for this year. These posters are completely free for your school (please only order 1 per school), or you can download as many as you like!
We need more information about your Competition phone line!
We need more information about your Competition phone line!
We have a phone line that is open 2 days before the Competition, during the Competition and then the day after. The number is 0113 365 0902.
We now have this information on a pop up on our website during competition days, at the front of the Competition Handbook and in our email signature.
I find it confusing to know who has qualified for a follow-on round.
I find it confusing to know who has qualified for a follow-on round.
From the academic year of 2025-2026, the follow-on round information will now be showcased on your results spreadsheet, so it will be super easy to see who has qualified for the next round!
Additionally, any medal information for Olympiads will also be on the results spreadsheets.
Some suggestions take a long time to implement, though worth the wait. Here's some upcoming improvements to look forward to that are in progress! If you would like to suggest a way we can improve, please take a look below to see if it's already in progress.
We sometimes have questions from parents about UKMT, can you help?
We sometimes have questions from parents about UKMT, can you help?
We are currently working on a 'Letter for Parents' which explains what UKMT do and who we are. You will be able to send this to parents and hopefully it will answer any questions they have!
(If this does not answer their question, feel free to ask them to email us at enquiry@ukmt.org.uk)
Unfortunately due to various constraints, some changes are not possible at the moment, but may be possible in the future.
To help avoid repeat suggestions that have already been investigated, we've detailed these below, alongside the reasons why they cannot change at the moment.
Can you increase the upload size limit?
Can you increase the upload size limit?
At the moment, 14MB is the maximum size of upload that our system can facilitate, for bandwidth reasons
Top tip: to scan more sheets in one go, change your scanner settings to black and white instead of colour.
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