BTEC Tech Awards Sept 22 - Child Development - Moderator - Fully Remote

Pearson; Greater London; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is hiring remote Moderators for BTEC Tech Awards across multiple subjects, including Child Development, Animal Care, and Art & Design. Moderators assess candidate work in line with Pearson criteria and JCQ guidelines, attend standardisation meetings, and submit E9 moderator reports on time.

The role requires one academic year of teaching experience, a degree or equivalent, and qualified teacher status. This is a fully remote position supported by Pearson's global assessment framework.

Qualifications

• One academic year's teaching experience within the last 8 years.
• Degree or equivalent.
• Qualified teacher status.

Responsibilities

• Attend standardisation meetings and reflect required participation.
• Moderate centres' assessment of candidates’ work per criteria and Pearson procedures.
• Coordinate centre requests for special consideration and handle JCQ documents.
• Maintain regular contact with Team Leader and raise issues promptly.
• Ensure moderator marks and E9 reports are submitted by deadlines.
• Keep records related to moderator role for one year after the examination series.

Skills

Teaching experience

Moderation

Educational assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Qualified teacher

Tools

Moderation system (E9 reports)

Job description

BTEC Tech Awards Sept 22 - Child Development - Moderator - Fully Remote

We are currently recruiting for BTEC Tech awards Moderators in the following areas;

• Animal Care
• Art and Design
• Child development
• Construction
• Creative Digital Media
• Digital Information Technology
• Health and Social Care
• Enterprise
• Music Practice
• Performing Arts
• Sport
• Travel and Tourism

Overview of the role

Moderators are responsible for moderating centres' assessment of candidates' work in accordance with the agreed assessment criteria and the awarding organisation's procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Attend standardisation meetings. Moderators will not be permitted to carry out moderation if they fail to attend the appropriate standardisation meeting/s. Moderators must not moderate any candidate work before the standardisation meetings.
2. Moderate centres' assessment of candidates' work in accordance with the agreed assessment criteria and our procedures.
3. Send any centre requests for special consideration to Pearson. Send any other JCQ documentation from centres to Pearson.
4. Maintain regular contact with their Team Leader as appropriate, raising issues as they arise.
5. Ensure all Moderator marks and E9 Moderator reports are submitted on the system by specified deadlines. All E9 moderator reports must be at the standard specified in the standardisation meeting.
6. Keep all records relating to their moderator role for one year after the examination series.

Experience/ Qualifications needed:

You will have one academic year's worth of teaching experience:

• a. within the last 8 years
• b. within the relevant subject
• c. since qualifying as a teacher

You will have a degree or equivalent

You will be a qualified teacher

About Pearson

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