T Level - London, United Kingdom - Pearson
Description
Lead Examiner - T- Level - Accounting
Pearson are delighted to have been awarded the contract to develop the Technical Qualifications for T Levels.
As a result we are looking to appoint a number of Lead Examiners, responsible for creating engaging content that meets the requirements of the assessment within the Core and Occupational specialty.
Purpose
Experience and Qualifications Required
You will hold a minimum of one year's teaching and assessment experience or equivalent in
Accounting, Finance or Business at Level 3 within the last 8 years
You will have a degree or equivalent work-based qualification such as a Level 5/6/7 NVQ in
Accounting and / or Finance / Business or membership of a relevant professional body such
as the Associate of Charted Certificated Accountants; The Institute of Chartered Accountants
in England and Wales (ICAEW); The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Be fully conversant with the requirements of the T Level Accountancy specification and with
the standards and regulations involved in the accounting and finance industries
Desirable
You may be a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification such as Cert Ed,
C&G 7404, PTTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS or an Assessor/Verifier award
You may have recent occupational experience in one of the following job or occupational
titles:
- Corporate or commercial finance
- Financial accounting
- Forensic accounting
- Management accounting
- Tax accounting
- Internal audit
Competencies Required
- You will have the ability to work well under pressure
- You will have the ability to meet deadlines
- You will have the ability to meet strict deadlines
- You will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal skills."
Key Accountabilities
The Lead Examiner will:
- Work with employers and providers to create assessments.
- Lead a team of examiners.
- Lead on the awarding of assessment outcomes
- Keep up to date with changes in the sector.
- Have detailed and up to date knowledge and understanding of the range of external assessment methodologies to be deployed.
- Report to and update the chief examiner on a regular basis.
- Produce an 'end of exam series' report within the parameters of a defined template in order to comment on national standards (also known as a Lead Examiners Report)
- Report back to Pearson within agreed timeframes
- Contribute to Pearson's 'ask the expert' service where required.
- Represent vocational assessment or Pearson as required.
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of vocational assessment in relation to this role.
The Assessment development process
For the development of external assessments, the Lead Examiner will:
- Write new external assessments in line with Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) for a given unit/component.
- Be responsible for the quality of all items deployed for external assessment.
- Assist with the statistical analysis of external assessment data
- Advise Pearson of any changes which could have an impact on items' performance
- Ensure all items provide a valid and fair test of achievement
- Input and lead on the training for item writing (if required)
- Lead on the standardisation of item writers as required
- Attend Question Paper Evaluation Committee (QPEC) meeting(s) to finalise external assessments
- Review amended external assessments as necessary
- Sign off' on the quality and appropriateness of the assessment or amend when requested to do so
- Respond to queries from Pearson concerning technical issues with items.
- Lead on the pre-standardisation of the senior examining team
- Lead on the training and standardisation of examiners
- Lead on the monitoring of examiners during the marking period
- Be responsible for the quality of marking
- Be responsible for the awarding of external assessment outcomes
- Provide timely feedback on examiner performance at the end of each exam series
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 names like Edexcel, BTEC, EDI and LCCI.
Application Information We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.
Closing date:09 June 2024 at midnight
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