GCSE/ International GCSE - Mathematics - Principal Examiner

• 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

As well as Pearson’s core services expectations, there are also role-specific services and expectations that you must consider and be able to provide. These include:

• 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. You may also be asked torepresent Pearson at board hearings for examination appeals.

• Selecting and marking items for validity as agreed at the pre-standardisation meeting.

• Marking an allocation of live candidates’ responses, to quality assure as part of a supervisory role, where required.

• Preparing and collating materials for standardisation.

• Supporting supervisors and examiners.

• Sampling supervisors’/examiners’ initial marking and backread responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems.

• Monitoring progress of supervisors/examiners.

• Reviewing responses sent for clarification.

• Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process.

• 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.

• Completing the Senior Assessment Associate review process reflecting on your own challenges and successes and attending a follow-up meeting with the assessment team where required.

• Submitting reports on the series/candidate performance.

• Providing support and written responses to complaints where required.

• 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.

• Provide examples of when you were asked to lead/support essential quality assurance activities.

Desirable

• High level of IT proficiency.

• Leadership experience in delivering qualifications.

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements.

• Report writing within a regulated industry.