International A level - English Literature - Chief Examiner - WET0

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Reference:Chief/Eng/Lit/IALEVEL 

Closing date:05 June 2020 at midnight 

Chief Examiner

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. 

 

 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.
 
 
 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.
 
 
 
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