Frequently
Asked Questions
What is a Senior Assessment Associate?
The
Senior Assessment Associate team is responsible for setting and maintaining the
standards of assessment and for leading a team of examiners and/or moderators
throuhgout the marking period.
What are the
different senior roles:
● The Chair of Examiners is responsible for maintaining
standards within a subject across different specifications from year to
year.
● The Chief Examiner ensures that the examination as a whole meets
the requirements of the specification and maintains standards year on
year. They also act as Principal Examiner or Principal Moderator for at
least one component of the examination.
● The Principal Examiner is responsible for writing question papers, mark
schemes and assessment objective grids.
● The Principal Moderator is responsible
for ensuring internally assessed units meet the required standards.
How
do I apply and what is the selection procedure?
Please visit our web site: www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment
and fill out our on-line application form. Your form will then be assessed to
ensure that you hold the required qualifications and experience. If successful
at this stage, references will be taken up. You will then be invited to an
interview and will be
How can I check on the progress of my
application?
You
can check on the status of your application at any time by logging into your
Gateway account. Go to www.edexcelgateway.com,
where you have the option to resume incomplete applications, and review any
applications previously submitted.
When
would I need to be available?
There are two main examination series -
January and June . The precise period is determined by the date of the examination
that you are a senior examiner for. As well as this you will be expected to
attend several meetings in London throughout the year.
How
do I find out about which dates I need to make available?
If I were to become
a Senior examiner what would my time commitment be?
The time commitment depends greatly on how much you
are able to give. As a minimum, Senior Examiners are expected to attend
Question Paper Evaluation Committee meetings, teacher training and development
events, training events and all the key exam series meetings - standardisation
and awarding. The availability of the exam will also affect the time
commitment - if the exam is only available during the summer then there is less
commitment than if it is available in one of the other series - January, March
or November. The minimum would be between 10-15 days at Edexcel a year -
but potentially much more if you are able to contribute more to
customised teacher training events or Qualification developments. In
addition to this there would also be time working at home on preparation of
question papers, marking and monitoring examiners during the exam series.
How long would I
need to be away from my school or college?
Please see above -
as a minimum there would be 10-15 days at Edexcel a year, but some of these
will fall during the holiday periods.
Will my school be reimbursed for any supply
costs incurred during my absence?
If you do need to take time
off work to attend a meeting, Edexcel will offer a Teacher Release payment to
your school to cover any supply costs incurred.
Where
does the marking take place?
Usually at home, although in a few subject
areas we additionally mark at a central point.
How
much will I get paid?
In the case of traditional and on-screen
marking, fees are per script or item and are determined by the size of the
paper. Senior examiners can expect to earn between £700 and £1000 per
examination series. Senior examiners will also get paid an agreed daily
rate of around £175(dependent on paper and unit) for meetings that they have to attend and in
addition to this responsibility fees.
If I need more
information who should I contact?
Please email the AA
Recruitment Team at: aarecruitment@edexcel.org.uk