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:

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. Moderate centres' assessment of candidates' work in accordance with the agreed assessment criteria and our procedures. Send any centre requests for special consideration to Pearson. Send any other JCQ documentation from centres to Pearson. Maintain regular contact with their Team Leader as appropriate, raising issues as they arise. 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. 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:


a. within the last 8 years


b. within the relevant subject


c. 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.