diff --git a/interface/migrations/0025_auto_20210310_2056.py b/interface/migrations/0025_auto_20210310_2056.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2726fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/migrations/0025_auto_20210310_2056.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.1.2 on 2021-03-10 18:56
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('interface', '0024_auto_20210124_1829'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='assignment',
+            name='assignment_on',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='historicalassignment',
+            name='assignment_on',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/interface/models.py b/interface/models.py
index e41c454..025c33e 100644
--- a/interface/models.py
+++ b/interface/models.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def get_default_vm_info():
     history = HistoricalRecords()
     hidden_score = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     hide = models.BooleanField(null=False, default=False)
+    assignment_on = models.BooleanField(null=False, default=False)
 
     def clean(self):
         penalty_weights = self.penalty_info["penalty_weights"]
diff --git a/interface/templates/interface/homepage.html b/interface/templates/interface/homepage.html
index 3041e65..257da9b 100644
--- a/interface/templates/interface/homepage.html
+++ b/interface/templates/interface/homepage.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       {% for assignment in assignments %}
         <li>
           {{ assignment.name }}:
-          {% if assignment.is_active %}
+          {% if assignment.is_active and assignment.assignment_on or assignment.is_active and user in assignment.course.teaching_assistants.all %}
             <a href="{% url 'upload' assignment.course.pk assignment.pk %}">Upload</a>,
           {% endif %}
           <a href="{% url 'subs_for_assignment' assignment.course.pk assignment.pk %}">Results</a>