International GCSE - Bengali - Chair of Examiners

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Reference:IntGCSE/BEN/CH 

Closing date:06 June 2012 at midday 

Pearson is currently recruiting a Chair of Examiners for Edexcel International GCSE Bengali, Unit 4BE0_01 

Edexcel is part of Pearson UK, a unique education company. We bring together publishing, exams and new technologies to help teachers and learners fulfil their potential.

The Chair of Examiners maintains standards within a subject across different specifications from year to year.

They are responsible to Pearson for maintaining standards in a subject or group of subjects across different syllabi and methods of assessment.

Responsibilities

  • To chair the Question Paper Evaluation Committee (QPEC) meeting(s).
  • To ensure the question paper(s) and mark schemes meet the requirements of the assessment criteria as set out in the specification.
  • To chair the Awarding meeting for each syllabus in the designated subject or subject area, checking that the required standards are brought to bear in each examination component and in each subject as a whole.
  • To recommend mark boundaries for each grade in each subject at the conclusion of the Awarding process.
  • To participate in (a) conferences with teachers and (b) courses for examiners as required.
  • To collaborate closely with the Qualification Delivery and Award Manager in carrying out all designated responsibilities. All recommendations arising from these responsibilities must be made through the QDAM.

Experience/qualifications needed - You must have experience of maintaining standards of teaching/marking quality in the subject area within schools/colleges/FE:

  • You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification
  • You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject and level
  • You will have experience of managing people.

Competencies required

  • You will be a good communicator
  • You will have sound organisational skills
  • You will have the ability to work well under pressure
  • You will have the ability to meet deadlines.
The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 6th June. Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th June.

Please be aware that for all our senior roles, you will be required to have access to a personal PC with broadband internet connection in order to carry out your duties (for more details please see our System Requirements).

To apply and view further details please complete an online application below

If you have any further queries please email aaresourcing@pearson.com or visit www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment

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