Reviser – GCSE English Literature – Assessment Reform

Do you want to play a hands-on role in shaping future GCSE specifications?

Every educator brings a unique perspective, and those perspectives matter when it comes to shaping qualifications that work for all learners.

We’re looking for educators and assessment professionals who want to turn their expertise and experience into national impact.

As the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications, and an education charity, we’re committed to helping learners from all backgrounds realise their potential.

We’re now recruiting a Reviser to support the development of our reformed GCSE English Literature specification. This role is flexible and mostly remote.

What you’ll do

The role involves reviewing sample assessment materials and specification content, ensuring alignment with curriculum requirements and best practice in assessment design.

You will provide feedback, both in writing and verbally, to other stakeholders, including Lead Developers and Developers.

We expect the programme of work to run over approximately 15 to 18 months. The majority of the work that you will be undertaking for AQA will involve you working at home, but you will also attend a mix of virtual and in-person meetings. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 4 days of meetings over the course of the project.

In your application’s personal statement, please provide evidence of:

• Recent, substantial teaching experience in English Literature, typically gained through several years of classroom practice, alongside deep subject expertise.
• Experience of writing or reviewing questions and/or marking or moderating.
• Excellent proof-reading ability and attention to detail.
• Ability to articulate clear, honest and appropriate feedback.
• Consistency in meeting deadlines and delivering work to a strict schedule.
• Awareness of the regulatory obligations when producing assessment materials for awarding bodies.
• An understanding of the importance of inclusivity in assessment.

How you’ll make a difference

You’ll play a vital role in developing assessment materials that reflect the needs of teachers and learners, delivering work that helps ensure fair, high-quality outcomes for every learner. By working with subject and assessment experts, you will support the shaping of new approaches that respond to the changing education landscape.

This is an opportunity to build on your skills and gain experience that strengthens your teaching and your future career.

You would be joining a community of thousands of educators, making a national, lasting impact on the subject you love.

Further information

This is a worker contract that will be reviewed regularly, you’ll be paid a fee for both your work and meeting attendance. The successful applicant can expect to receive total fees in the region of £1,600 to £2,400.

In your personal statement, you must provide detailed examples from your experience to demonstrate your suitability, referring to the criteria listed above.

The closing date for applications is Monday 16 November at 9.00am.

Should you be successful at reaching the next stage of the process, you will be invited to complete a task. Dependent on the quality of task submissions, candidates will then be invited to an interview in early to mid-December.

Please note that associate roles with AQA or other awarding organisations may need to be relinquished if you are successful.

AQA welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes a person unique.

For further enquiries please contact seniorrecruitment@aqa.org.uk

For data security reasons, we can only accept applications from:

• countries where the European Commission has decided that there is an adequate level of protection for personal data.

#J-18808-Ljbffr