BTEC Tech Awards Sept 22 - Performing Arts (Dance) - Moderator

Pearson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading global learning company is seeking Moderators for BTEC Tech awards across various subjects. Candidates must have one year of relevant teaching experience, a degree or equivalent, and qualified teacher status. The role involves attending standardisation meetings, moderating assessment, and ensuring timely report submissions. This is an excellent opportunity for teaching professionals interested in assessment moderation and contributing to educational excellence.

Qualifications

• One academic year of relevant teaching experience within the last 8 years.
• Qualified teacher since qualifying.
• Familiarity with assessment moderation processes.

Responsibilities

• Attend standardisation meetings for moderators.
• Moderate assessment of candidates’ work as per procedures.
• Maintain communication with Team Leader regarding issues.
• Submit moderator reports and maintain records for one year.
• Handle special consideration requests to Pearson.

Skills

Teaching experience

Moderation

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent

Qualified teacher status

Job description

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:
  • within the last 8 years
  • within the relevant subject
  • since qualifying as a teacher
• You will have a degree or equivalent
• You will be a qualified teacher

About Pearson

Welcome to Pearson, the world's leading learning company. We have a simple mission: to help people make more of their lives through learning. 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.

We value the power of inclusive culture and embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Pearson promotes a company culture where differences are embraced as strengths, opportunities are equal and accessible, consideration and respect are the norm. Through our talent, we believe that diversity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant company. People are at the centre of our company. We are committed to a sustainable environment and workplace ecosystem where talent can learn, grow, and thrive.

Application Information

We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.