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Reference:GCE/PE/GLPT
Closing date:12 February 2012 at midnight
Pearson currently have an opportunity for a Principal Examiner/Moderator to join their Edexcel GCE Global Development senior assessment team.
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.
Available from 2012, our GCE AS in Global Development is designed to promote a knowledge and understanding of international development and the issues that will shape our world in the 21st century. It gives learners the tools they need to become active participants in local, national and international debates and activities. For more information, please click here.
The Principal Examiner is responsible for producing appropriate assessment materials, including question papers and mark schemes, and for leading the standardisation of their assessment.
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, and 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 required - You will have a degree or equivalent
- You will be a qualified teacher
- You will have experience of teaching Geography, Citizenship, Economics, General Studies or other related subject at the relevant level
- 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
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).
If you are successful, you will be required to attend an interview and training.
Interviews will be held between the 27th and 28th of February. Please note that these dates may change.
If you have any further queries please email aaresourcing@edexcel.com or visit www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment
Application Information
We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners and moderators.
