Become an IB Deputy Examiner Responsible (DER) for Latvian A: Literature

Karlstad University; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An international educational foundation is seeking a part-time Deputy Examiner Responsible (DER) for Latvian A: Literature. The role involves setting and marking examinations while determining final student grades. Candidates should possess a degree in a relevant field and have teaching experience for students aged 14 to 18. Fluency in Latvian is essential for writing reports and marking responses.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent in the relevant subject is required.
• Minimum one year’s teaching experience with relevant age groups.
• Native speaker or fluent in Latvian for report writing and marking.

Responsibilities

• Setting and marking examinations.
• Determining final grades for students.

Skills

Teaching experience for students aged 14 to 18

Fluent Latvian language skills

Education

Degree in the subject or related field

Job description

Become an IB Deputy Examiner Responsible (DER) for Latvian A: Literature

The IB is currently seeking an experienced individual to take on the role of Deputy Examiner Responsible (DER)for its Latvian A: Literaturecourse.

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is a non‑profit educational foundation offering four programmes of international education that develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalising world. We strive to develop students who will build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect.

One of the characteristics of the IB’s Diploma Programme is that students are required to study, as one of six subjects that constitute the diploma, one of three ‘Language A’ courses, each designed to develop high social, aesthetic and cultural literacy, as well as communication skills. The language A: literature course introduces students to the analysis of literary texts. It is the IB’s policy of mother‑tongue entitlement is delivered. The course is automatically available in 55 languages and available by special request and may be studied in any language with a sufficiently developed written literature.

The duties of DER include the setting and marking of examinations and determining final grades of students.

Please note that this position is part‑time, involves no relocation, and is usually undertaken in addition to existing work commitments.

Qualifications

• have a degree or equivalent in the subject (or a related subject) for which you are applying,
• have a minimum of one year’s experience teaching the subject (or a related subject) for which they are applying to students of:
  • 14 to 16 years of age (MYP)
  • 16 to 18 years of age (DP)
• be native speaker/fluent in the Latvian in order to write reports and mark students’ written and spoken responses.

Job details

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Become an IB Deputy Examiner Responsible (DER) for Latvian A: Literature

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