Principal Examiner - GCE A Level - Turkish 9TU0

Pearson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson in the United Kingdom is seeking experienced professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers. You will produce draft question papers and mark schemes, ensure parity of standards, and monitor examiner performance with an emphasis on quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

Essential qualifications include a degree and teaching qualification, plus experience in QA and moderation.

Qualifications

• Degree required.
• Teaching qualification required.
• Experience teaching the relevant subject and level.
• Experience and knowledge of quality assurance and assessment practice.
• History of moderation and/or marking a regulated qualification.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the specification for the specialist sector.
• Proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce a working draft paper / respond to amendments or suggestions and produce a draft paper.
• Set / approve questions and mark schemes and demonstrate alignment with specification and assessment criteria.
• Attend the Question Paper Evaluation Committee meeting (QPEC) and produce a final draft.
• Ensure final question papers meet the specification content and assessment objectives.
• Ensure parity of standards across optional questions and papers.
• Monitor marking standards of all examiners and ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Monitor the standards of examiners and advise on their appointment, training and reappointment.
• Provide and coordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.
• Ensure quality assurance and assessment practices are maintained throughout.
• Ensure assessment activities meet regulatory compliance and requirements.
• Attend the awarding meeting and advise on mark ranges for grade boundaries.
• Submit an evaluation report on performance of the question paper.

Skills

Communication

Work under pressure

Meet deadlines

IT proficiency

Education

Degree

Teaching qualification

Experience teaching relevant subject and level

Quality assurance and assessment practice

Moderation and/or marking a regulated qualification

Comprehensive knowledge of specification

Training coordination (standardisation)

Tools

None

Job description

Purpose

To produce appropriate assessment materials, including question papers and mark schemes, and be responsible for the standardisation of its marking.

Responsibilities

To produce a working draft paper / respond to any amendments or suggestions and produce a draft paper.

To set / approve questions and mark schemes - demonstrate the specification's content and assessment criteria has been met in the question papers (may take the form of a grid). Its content should be clear and fit for purpose.

To attend the Question paper Evaluation Committee meeting (QPEC) and produce a final draft.

To ensure final question papers meet the specification content and assessment objectives.

To ensure parity of standards across optional questions and question papers.

To monitor the marking standards of all examiners (including Assistant Principal Examiners, Team Leaders and Examiners), ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout.

To monitor the standards of examiners, advise on their appointment, training and reappointment.

To provide and co-ordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.

To ensure quality assurance and assessment practices are maintained throughout the assessment process.

To ensure assessment activities meet relevant regulatory compliance and requirements.

To attend the awarding meeting, advise on mark ranges for the grade boundaries.

To submit an evaluation report on performance of the question paper.

Experience/qualifications needed

Essential

• You will hold a degree.
• You will hold a teaching qualification.
• You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject and level.
• You will have experience and knowledge of quality assurance and assessment practice.
• You will have a history of moderation and/or marking a regulated qualification.
• You will have a comprehensive knowledge of the specification for your specialist sector.
• You will have proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training such as standardisation and other standards-related activities.
• You will have excellent communication skills.
• You will have the ability to work well under pressure.
• You will have the ability to meet deadlines.

Desirable

• You will have assessment experience.
• You will have experience of managing people.
• You will have a high level of IT proficiency.
• You will have leadership experience in delivering qualifications.
• You will have knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements.
• You will have experience of report writing within a regulated industry.

Competencies required

• Decision Making
• Delivery Focused
• Leadership/Influencing
• Teamwork
• Maximising Potential in Self and Others
• Change management/flexibility
• You will have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• You will be required to have excellent communication, strong organisation and IT skills.

Application Information

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

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Closing date: 30 October 2026 at midnight