GCSE - Design and Technology - Principal Examiner

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Closing date:04 November 2012 at midnight 

 

Pearson currently have an opportunity for a Principal Examiner to join their Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology senior assessment team.


Pearson is currently recruiting for a Principal Examiner to join their Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology examining team. The post holder will be responsible for unit 5GR02, Graphic Products.

Role summary

The Principal Examiner produces appropriate assessment materials, including question papers and mark schemes, and is responsible for the standardisation of its marking.

Responsibilities

The principal examiner for each unit/component is responsible for the setting of the question paper/task and the standardising of its marking. The principal examiner must:

  • set the questions and mark schemes for the question paper or approve those set by other examiners

  • seek to ensure parity of standards across optional questions in the paper and assist the chief examiner in ensuring parity of standards across optional papers

  • monitor the standards of marking of all the examiners for the paper, including, where necessary, any assistant principal examiners and team leaders, and take appropriate steps to ensure accuracy and consistency

  • be involved in the awarding process, advise members on how the question paper functioned and where appropriate, recommend preliminary mark ranges for the judgemental grade boundaries for the question paper

  • submit to the chief examiner an evaluation report on the performance of the question paper/task.


Experience and qualifications required

  • You will have a degree or equivalent
  • You will be a qualified teacher
  • You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject, level and unit ( Graphic Products)
  • You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification
  • 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
  • You will be IT literate

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

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Sunday 4th November , and interviews will be held on the 13th and 14th November.

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

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

Application Information

We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.