Senior Assessment Associate

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Pearson Full time

About the Role

The Senior Assessment Associate will play a key role in ensuring the quality and consistency of assessments for International GCSE History. This involves overseeing the standardization of examiners, selecting and marking items for validity, and preparing and collating materials for standardization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure the timely delivery of contracted units/modules/components
  • Update the mark scheme/guidance before the pre-standardization meeting
  • Lead meetings such as pre-standardization and standardization
  • Select and mark items for validity as agreed at the pre-standardization meeting
  • Mark an allocation of live candidates' responses
  • Prepare and collate materials for standardization
  • Support supervisors and examiners
  • Sample supervisors/examiners' initial marking and backreading responses
  • Monitor the progress of supervisors/examiners
  • Review responses for clarification
  • Act as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process
  • Provide support across several versions of the paper
  • Monitor and report to the Assessment team after standardization and completion of marking
  • Support in awarding activities

Requirements

  • 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
  • A comprehensive knowledge of the specification for International GCSE History

About Pearson

Pearson is a world-leading education company that provides a range of qualifications and assessments. We are committed to helping people achieve their potential through learning.



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