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Reference:GCSE/PE/SP
Closing date:27 September 2010 at midnight
Edexcel is Recruiting a Principal Examiner for GCSE Spanish
Edexcel currently have a vacancy for a Principal Examiner to join our GCSE Spanish senior assessment team for the following unit:
GCSE Spanish: 5SP01 – Unit 1 Listening and Understanding
A Principal Examiner is responsible for writing question papers, mark schemes, assessment objective grids, as well as leading the standardisation of its marking.
Responsibilities
- To produce a working draft paper / respond to any amendments or suggestions and produce a draft paper
- To set / approve questions and mark schemes - demonstrate the specification’s content and assessment criteria has been met in the question papers (may take the form of a grid). Its content should be clear and fit for purpose
- To attend the Question paper Evaluation Committee meeting (QPEC) and produce a final draft
- To ensure final question papers meet the specification content and assessment objectives
- To ensure parity of standards across optional questions and question papers
monitor the marking standards of all examiners (including Assistant Principal Examiners, Team Leaders and Examiners), ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout - To monitor the standards of examiners, advise on their appointment, training and reappointment
- To attend the awarding meeting, advise on mark ranges for the grade boundaries
- To submit an evaluation report on performance of the question paper
Experience and Qualifications
- You will have a degree or equivalent
- You will be a qualified teacher
- You will have experience teaching the relevant subject and level
- You will have assessment experience in the relevant subject and level
- You will have experience of managing people
- Previous involvement in question paper writing is desirable
Competencies
- 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 the 27th September 2010
If you have any further queries please email aaresourcing.relations@edexcel.com
Application Information
We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners and moderators.
