Higher National Senior Standards Examiner

A BTEC Higher National Senior Standards Examiner will be the responsible expert in terms of specification interpretation and External Examiner standardisation for a range of programmes within a PSA across BTEC Higher Nationals. To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of programmes within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on national standards across centres.

Responsibilities

Sample assessment and internal verification decisions in order to report that national standards are maintained

Hold subject specific responsibility for assessment advice and standards interpretation

Offer specialist advice and support to centres and External Examiners (EE) in relation to the content and interpretation of specifications, assessment and delivery

Provide sampling-related support and development to EEs

Review EE reports to comment on the maintenance of national standards

Identify and escalate issues of adverse standards interpretation

Undertake a proactive role in maintaining national standards

Edit materials for the standardisation of centre assessors, internal verifiers and lead internal verifiers and centre training as required

Develop the content for the training and standardisation of EEs

Lead and deliver training events to centres and EEs as required

Performance Manage a range of Team Leaders across the PSA providing advice and guidance where applicable as well as carrying out reports on each through the year. You will also be required to complete a Summative report for each STL in your team and grade them on their performance. Alongside this you will support your team of STLs as they monitor and manage their teams of TLs.

Produce an end of year report within the parameters of a defined template in order to comment on national standards

Report back to Pearson within agreed service-level agreements

Contribute to Pearson’s ‘Ask the Expert’ service

Represent Higher National Quality & Assessment or as required

Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of Higher National Quality & Assessment in relation to this role

Experience/qualifications needed

Substantial recent experience in assessment and verification of Higher Nationals within the sector

Significant experience in delivering and assessing vocational qualifications

Higher level assessment and delivery experience across a range of qualifications

Be an A or B Grade Associate (from BTEC Higher National EE monitoring)

Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the field of assessment and delivery of vocational qualifications within the sector

Competencies required

A clear understanding of the educational landscape and regulatory requirements for qualifications within the BTEC Higher National suite

Detailed knowledge of the specifications that comprise the area of expertise for the role

Excellent report writing skills

Ability to edit materials to ensure they are grammatically correct and fit for purpose

Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal skills

Ability to understand the implications of decisions taken on Pearson’s behalf and not to operate outside the sphere of responsibility defined within this job description

Demonstrable people management skills

Extra requirements

Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson required software

Have a suitable internet connection

Have a personal and secure email account

Have a postal address in the United Kingdom or Republic or Ireland

Declare any conflicts of interest that could impact on the role

Have availability of 5 to 20 days, dependent upon the requirements and workload for the sector, in any given year

Abide by the terms of conditions as stated in the contract for work

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: 02 January 2025 at midnight