Principal Moderator - GCE A Level (New Specification) - Design & Technology

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Reference:A level - Design Tec 

Closing date:31 January 2020 at midnight 

We are recruiting a Principal Moderator (A-level Design & Technology 9DT0_02) to take responsibility for a complete specification and be responsible to the Chair of Examiners for ensuring that the examination as a whole, including coursework, meets the requirements of the specification and maintains standards, year on year. Chief Examiners also undertake the role of Principal Examiner or Principal Moderator for at least one component of the examination.

 Responsibilities

·         To supervise the Principal Examiners and Principal Moderators.

·         To supervise the construction of the question papers and mark schemes to ensure appropriate standards.

·         To ensure that the question papers, as a whole, cover the assessment criteria as set out in the specification, and satisfactorily sample the appropriate content.

·         To participate in the Awarding process, ensuring that there is comparability in the standards of awards made via different options or tiers.

·         To act as Principal Examiner or Principal Moderator for at least one component of the examination. Experience and Qualifications Required

·          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.

 

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 and level

·         You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification

 

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

 

In addition to this:

·         You will work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

·         You will be required to have excellent communication, strong organisation and IT skills.

 

You must have the right to work in the UK and have a UK bank account.

 

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).