Chair of Examiners - iPrimary iLower Secondary Computing (JCP11 & LCP11)
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We would like to offer you the opportunity to apply for the following role:
Chair of Examiners for iPrimary iLower Secondary Computing (JCP11 and LCP11)
We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in a range of General and Vocational courses.
Purpose
Working with Pearson as a Chair of Examiners, your role would require you to maintain standards across different specifications and methods of assessment, from year to year, and report back to the Assessment team. In role, you would be a direct point of contact for the Principal Examiner.
Core Services and Expectations
When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you:
- Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute.
- Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities.
- Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners.
- Attend any and all meetings or training sessions provided, relevant to your role, where requested by Pearson.
- Adhere to deadlines given by Pearson and ensure that all work is carried out to the best of an individual’s ability.
- Remain respectful and advocate for others to ensure and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a professional manner when carrying out services on behalf of Pearson.
- Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson software, relevant malware, appropriate virus protection software, a suitable internet connection, and a personal, secure email account.
Role Specific Services and Expectations
As well as Pearson’s core services expectations, there are also role-specific services and expectations that you must consider and be able to provide. These include:
- Excellent communication skills to provide support and feedback for new and existing Principal Examiners/Moderators when requested.
- Attending and contributing to pre-standardisation, standardisation, and pre-award meetings alongside the assessment team. There are other meetings where your attendance will be required, such as overall grade awards, appeals against results, and post-series reviews. You will also be representing Pearson at board hearings for examination appeals.
- Sampling marking/moderation from the Principal Examiners/Moderators using the appropriate Pearson systems.
- Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process.
Experience and Qualifications Required
Experience:
As a representative of the company, you will be expected to have experience in, or be able to demonstrate the ability of, the following:
- Experience and knowledge of quality assurance and assessment practice.
- History of moderation and/or marking a regulated qualification.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.
- A comprehensive knowledge of the specification for your specialist sector, including internal and external requirements.
- Provide examples of when you were asked to lead/support essential quality assurance activities.
Qualifications:
Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if you have any questions on the requirements.
General Qualifications (e.g. iAL)
- A minimum of one full academic year of teaching experience in the relevant subject area/sector within the last 8 years and/or extensive knowledge and experience in Pearson assessment, quality, and processes and national standards within the last 5 years.
Please note upon successful application Pearson may ask you to provide proof of the qualifications required.
Application Information We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.
Closing date: 25 March 2026 at midnight