GCE AS Level - Physical Education - Principal Moderator

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Reference:GCE/PSE/PM 

Closing date:13 March 2012 at midnight 

Pearson currently have an opportunity for a Principal Moderator to join their Edexcel GCE AS Level Physical Education 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.

Role summary

A Principal Moderator ensures that internally assessed units meet the required standard and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria.

The Principal moderator is responsible to the Chief Examiner for the setting of coursework tasks and the standardising of coursework moderation.

You will be required to

  • Standardise moderators
  • Provide exemplar material
  • Organise and lead on the standard of the unit
  • Sit in the awarding committee
  • Monitor the standard of assessment for the unit
  • Take part in review and planning meetings
  • Carry out re-moderations and EARs


Experience and qualifications required

  • You will have a degree or equivalent
  • You will be a qualified teacher
  • You will have at least two years experience teaching Physical Education at GCE
  • You will have a good knowledge of the current specification, preferably through currently teaching it but otherwise through recently teaching it
  • 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


The closing date for applications is
midnight on Tuesday 13th March. Interviews will be held between 19th and 23rd March. To apply and view further details please complete an online application below.

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


Application Information

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