T Level

T Level - Craft and Design - Principal ExaminerJoin to apply for the T Level - Craft and Design - Principal Examiner role at PearsonPearson is transitioning to a digital environment and aims to create a modern assessment delivery system. As part of this, they are updating senior associate roles and responsibilities across their qualifications.About Pearson: Pearson is committed to a world that’s always learning and is the UK's largest awarding body, offering globally recognised and benchmarked qualifications.Purpose: The Principal Examiner ensures that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria.Core Services and Expectations: The Principal Examiner must act professionally, respect confidentiality, attend meetings, adhere to deadlines, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson 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.Communicate with Pearson and its centres in a timely manner when carrying out all designated responsibilities.Raise any concerns if you suspect or are made aware of any malpractice, maladministration, and/or Safeguarding issues.Role Specific Services and Expectations: The Principal Examiner must deliver their contracted unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) timely, update mark schemes, lead meetings, and support supervisors and Examiners.Ensuring the timely delivery of your contracted unit(s)/module(s)/component(s).Updating the mark scheme/guidance before the pre-standardisation meeting, taking into account actual candidates’ responses and feedback from supervisors/Examiners.Leading meetings such as pre-standardisation and standardisation and participating in others such as appeals against results and post-series reviews.Supporting supervisors and Examiners.Sampling supervisors/Examiners' initial marking and backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems.Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners.Reviewing responses for clarification.Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process.Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period.Monitoring and reporting to the Assessment team after standardisation and completion of marking, submitting a completed feedback form for each supervisor/Examiner as directed.Supporting in awarding activities by writing reports to the Awarding Committee, recommending grade boundaries, participating in the awarding activities, and other areas where required.Skills And Competencies: The Principal Examiner must demonstrate experience and knowledge of quality assurance and assessment practice, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide and co-ordinate training.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.Experience And Qualifications: Qualifications required to apply for the role at Pearson will depend on the qualification being delivered. 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 is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr