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A leading educational organization in the UK is seeking an Advanced Specialist for Product Management in Science. The role involves shaping and leading the development of vocational science products, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market performance. Responsibilities include product portfolio management, market insight development, and collaboration with various teams to enhance learner outcome and experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong product management experience and a commitment to vocational education.

Advanced Specialist - Product Management (Science) In this role, you will lead the development and growth of science-focused vocational products and services, shaping propositions that meet customer needs and drive commercial success. This role aligns to industry-level titles such as Product Manager (Education/Science) or Portfolio Product Manager. The Role As Advanced Specialist in Product Management (Science), you'll shape market-winning vocational science products that make a real difference to learners, educators, and employers. Working with teams across product, marketing, sales and assessment, you'll turn deep market insight into compelling propositions that drive growth, improve teacher and learner experience, and strengthen Pearson's position in the science education market. In your first six months, you'll build strong sector insight, sharpen product propositions, and influence priorities across your qualification portfolio. This role entails a wide breadth of leadership and management - from strategy and P&L ownership through to hands on product development and stakeholder engagement - all with a clear customer-centric focus. Want to explore the full scope of the role? Click here to view the complete Job Description. What You'll Own End to end ownership of a qualification product portfolio, from development to launch and through its lifecycle Market leading product and service propositions with clear customer value and strong commercial performance P&L accountability, working with internal stakeholders to establish sales forecasts and targets to deliver according to budget Evidence led decisions on investment, growth and product retirement Cross-functional delivery, ensuring products are launched on time, to budget, and to quality What You'll Do Build deep insight into customers, learners, competitors, and education policy to spot opportunities early Define clear product requirements and propositions aligned to sector needs and regulatory expectations Collaborate with development teams, employers, and external stakeholders to design and validate products Develop and deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment support Lead stakeholder engagement, including customer briefings, stakeholder panels, advisory groups, and sector events Partner with sales, marketing, and support teams to deliver clear messaging, effective onboarding, and excellent customer experiences Track performance and learner outcomes, using data to drive continual improvement About You You bring strong product management experience and a genuine passion for vocational education. You're commercially minded, confident working with data, and comfortable influencing across virtual, cross-functional teams. You're someone who: Thinks strategically and enjoys practically developing solutions Puts learners and customers at the heart of decision-making Builds trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholdersShows leadership in complex, evolving environments What You'll Get The opportunity to shape leading educational products with real-world impact Broad exposure across qualifications, assessments, digital and service-based solutions Ongoing professional development and opportunities to grow your product leadership career Competitive reward and benefits Ready to Make an Impact? Apply now and help shape the future of vocational science education with Pearson. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing .

An educational assessment organization is seeking a Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science. This role involves ensuring the assessment standards are maintained, leading standardisation meetings, and marking candidates' responses. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a UK recognized teaching qualification, and experience in quality assurance in education. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is also required. This involves adhering to Pearson's policies while delivering high-quality educational assessments.

Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science (Core Paper Physics) Principal Examiner Purpose The Principal Examiner is there to ensure that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The Principal Examiner should oversee the standardisation of Examiners. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 to represent 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 backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems. Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners. Reviewing responses for clarification. Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process. Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period. 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. Content Author Purpose The Content Author is there to produce error free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy, fully support accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines. Ensuring all applicable assessment materials produced are of high quality and show sufficient coverage of the assessment criteria as set out in the applicable assessment guidelines. Ensuring all materials are appropriate to the specific range of ability and will result in good discrimination and differentiation at all levels that it is designed to test. Advising on subject specialist matters throughout the production process and providing feedback where necessary. Adhering to the production schedules and turnaround requests, keeping Pearson informed of your availability which could affect deadlines. Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria, where required. Producing assessment materials to ensure they meet the level of demand, and the questions are clear, fit for purpose, and error free. Providing accurate sources used and, where applicable, so that Pearson can request copyright permission to use the material. Ensuring that appropriate graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images (where required) are from reputable sources and free from error. Ensuring that the nature and range of responses required by the mark scheme are appropriate and correct. Complying with the demands of the current specification as far as duration of the paper, reading/preparation time, number of questions/items, and all other aspects are concerned, and that the rubric is clear and reflects these requirements. Ensuring that materials do not contain unnecessary repetition of questions and that distractors do not inform the answer to other questions. Reviewing, reporting, and clearly marking up comments and producing revised assessment materials, as and when required, throughout the production process. Providing feedback on drafts at each stage and attending sign off meetings where required. Ensuring all associated materials are updated throughout the production process. Signing off the final assessment materials. Supporting, reviewing, and agreeing on modified paper amendments, where requested by Pearson. Skills and Competencies 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 Leadership experience in delivering qualifications. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements. Report writing within a regulated industry. Experience Excellent communication skills. In depth knowledge and understanding of the specific content area (e.g., assessments and curriculum development). Proven ability to provide and co ordinate training. Proven track record of leading quality assurance activities. Qualifications Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if the requirements are not clear. A minimum of one full academic year of teaching experience in the relevant subject area/sector within the last 8 years and/or extensive knowledge and experience in Pearson assessment, quality and processes and national standards within the last 5 years. . click apply for full job details

Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science (Core Paper Biology) Principal Examiner Purpose The Principal Examiner is there to ensure that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The Principal Examiner should oversee the standardisation of Examiners. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 includes: 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 to represent 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 backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems. Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners. Reviewing responses for clarification. Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process. Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period. 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. Content Author Purpose The Content Author is there to produce error free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy, fully support accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines. Ensuring all applicable assessment materials produced are of high quality and show sufficient coverage of the assessment criteria as set out in the applicable assessment guidelines. Ensuring all materials are appropriate to the specific range of ability and will result in good discrimination and differentiation at all levels that it is designed to test. Advising on subject specialist matters throughout the production process and providing feedback where necessary. Adhering to the production schedules and turnaround requests, keeping Pearson informed of your availability which could affect deadlines. Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria, where required. Producing assessment materials to ensure they meet the level of demand, and the questions are clear, fit for purpose, and error free. Providing accurate sources used and, where applicable, so that Pearson can request copyright permission to use the material. Ensuring that appropriate graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images (where required) are from reputable sources and free from error. Ensuring that the nature and range of responses required by the mark scheme are appropriate and correct. Complying with the demands of the current specification as far as duration of the paper, reading/preparation time, number of questions/items, and all other aspects are concerned, and that the rubric is clear and reflects these requirements. Ensuring that materials do not contain unnecessary repetition of questions and that distractors do not inform the answer to other questions. Reviewing, reporting, and clearly marking up comments and producing revised assessment materials, as and when required, throughout the production process. Providing feedback on drafts at each stage and attending sign off meeting(s) where required. Ensuring all associated materials are updated throughout the production process. Signing off the final assessment materials. Supporting, reviewing, and agreeing on modified paper amendments, where requested by Pearson. Experience and Qualifications required Skills and Competencies As the Principal Examiner, you will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and competencies: 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 Leadership experience in delivering qualifications. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements. Report writing within a regulated industry. Experience Excellent communication skills. In depth knowledge and understanding of the specific content area (e.g., assessments and curriculum development). Proven ability to provide and co ordinate training. Proven track record of leading quality assurance activities. Qualifications Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if the requirements are not clear. Vocational Qualifications (e.g. BTEC/FS) . click apply for full job details

A leading educational assessment organization in Greater London is seeking a Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science. The ideal candidate will ensure that standards of externally assessed units are maintained and oversee the marking and standardization process. Applicants should have strong communication skills, knowledge of quality assurance practices, and relevant teaching qualifications. This role plays a crucial part in delivering high-quality assessments while maintaining Pearson's professional integrity.

Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science (Employer Set Project) At Pearson we're committed to a world that's always learning. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology, and each other to surpass these boundaries, we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global. 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. Principal Examiner Purpose The Principal Examiner is there to ensure that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The Principal Examiner should oversee the standardisation of Examiners. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 to represent 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 backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems. Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners. Reviewing responses for clarification. Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process. Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period. 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. Content Author Purpose The Content Author is there to produce error free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification. Core Services and Expectations When carrying out your role, please be mindful that you represent Pearson and that you should always maintain your professional integrity. Therefore, it is essential that you: Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy, fully support accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines. Ensuring all applicable assessment materials produced are of high quality and show sufficient coverage of the assessment criteria as set out in the applicable assessment guidelines. Ensuring all materials are appropriate to the specific range of ability and will result in good discrimination and differentiation at all levels that it is designed to test. Advising on subject specialist matters throughout the production process and providing feedback where necessary. Adhering to the production schedules and turnaround requests, keeping Pearson informed of your availability which could affect deadlines. Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria, where required. Producing assessment materials to ensure they meet the level of demand, and the questions are clear, fit for purpose, and error free. Providing accurate sources used and, where applicable, so that Pearson can request copyright permission to use the material. Ensuring that appropriate graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images (where required) are from reputable sources and free from error. Ensuring that the nature and range of responses required by the mark scheme are appropriate and correct. Complying with the demands of the current specification as far as duration of the paper, reading/preparation time, number of questions/items, and all other aspects are concerned, and that the rubric is clear and reflects these requirements. Ensuring that materials do not contain unnecessary repetition of questions and that distractors do not inform the answer to other questions. Reviewing, reporting, and clearly marking up comments and producing revised assessment materials, as and when required, throughout the production process. Providing feedback on drafts at each stage and attending sign off meeting(s) where required. Ensuring all associated materials are updated throughout the production process. Signing off the final assessment materials. Supporting, reviewing, and agreeing on modified paper amendments, where requested by Pearson. Experience and Qualifications required Skills and Competencies As the Principal Examiner, you will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and competencies: 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 Leadership experience in delivering qualifications. . click apply for full job details

Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science (Core Paper Chemistry) Principal Examiner Purpose The Principal Examiner is there to ensure that the standards of an externally assessed unit(s)/module(s)/component(s) are maintained and are consistent with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The Principal Examiner should oversee the standardisation of Examiners. Core Services and Expectations Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 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 to represent 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 backreading responses, as directed, using the appropriate Pearson marking system to target backreading and correct specific problems. Monitoring the progress of supervisors/Examiners. Reviewing responses for clarification. Acting as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process. Providing support across several versions of the paper, including all those introduced previously, and any versions introduced during the contractual period. 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. Content Author Purpose The Content Author is there to produce error-free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification. Core Services and Expectations Act at all times in a way which will not bring Pearson, its employees, and its representatives into disrepute. Read all Pearson policies and guidance prior to undertaking contracted activities. Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners. 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 Ensuring assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy, fully support accessibility, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines. Ensuring all applicable assessment materials produced are of high quality and show sufficient coverage of the assessment criteria as set out in the applicable assessment guidelines. Ensuring all materials are appropriate to the specific range of ability and will result in good discrimination and differentiation at all levels that it is designed to test. Advising on subject specialist matters throughout the production process and providing feedback where necessary. Adhering to the production schedules and turnaround requests, keeping Pearson informed of your availability which could affect deadlines. Ensuring that, where candidates may choose between questions, it can be demonstrated that any permitted combination of questions provides for the coverage of a similar balance of content and assessment criteria, where required. Producing assessment materials to ensure they meet the level of demand, and the questions are clear, fit for purpose, and error-free. Providing accurate sources used and, where applicable, so that Pearson can request copyright permission to use the material. Ensuring that appropriate graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images (where required) are from reputable sources and free from error. Ensuring that the nature and range of responses required by the mark scheme are appropriate and correct. Complying with the demands of the current specification as far as duration of the paper, reading/preparation time, number of questions/items, and all other aspects are concerned, and that the rubric is clear and reflects these requirements. Ensuring that materials do not contain unnecessary repetition of questions and that distractors do not inform the answer to other questions. Reviewing, reporting, and clearly marking up comments and producing revised assessment materials, as and when required, throughout the production process. Providing feedback on drafts at each stage and attending sign-off meeting(s) where required. Ensuring all associated materials are updated throughout the production process. Signing off the final assessment materials. Supporting, reviewing, and agreeing on modified paper amendments, where requested by Pearson. Experience and Qualifications required Skills and Competencies 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 Leadership experience in delivering qualifications. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and requirements. Report writing within a regulated industry. Experience Excellent communication skills. In-depth knowledge and understanding of the specific content area (e.g., assessments and curriculum development). Proven ability to provide and co-ordinate training. Proven track record of leading quality assurance activities. Qualifications Qualifications required to apply for your chosen role at Pearson will depend on the qualification you are delivering. Please contact Pearson ahead of your application if the requirements are not clear. Vocational Qualifications (e.g. BTEC/FS) A minimum of one full academic year of teaching experience in the relevant subject area/sector within the last 8 years and/or extensive knowledge and experience in Pearson assessment, quality and processes and national standards within the last 5 years. Relevant CPD evidence in the subject area/sector within the last 12 months. A UK recognised teaching qualification Please note upon successful application Pearson may ask you to provide proof of the qualifications required. Closing date: 08 May 2026 at midnight

A leading educational organization is seeking a Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Science (Core Paper Chemistry). The role involves ensuring quality in assessments, leading standardisation, and updating mark schemes. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, experience in quality assurance, and a UK teaching qualification. You will contribute to producing accurate assessments aligned with educational standards. This full-time position offers a significant responsibility in shaping high-quality assessments for students.

A leading education provider is recruiting a Sector Advisor to support the verification of the BTEC Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science. The successful candidate will be responsible for sampling learner work to ensure national standards are met and offer support to the Standards Verifier. The role is predominantly remote, requiring an occupational competency in specific pathways and a commitment to continuing professional development. The position fosters an inclusive culture and values diversity.

We are currently recruiting only for following specialisms: Reproductive Science GI Physiology Urodynamics and urological measurements Purpose of this role: The Sector Advisor (SA) will support the verification of the BTEC Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science. The SA will remotely sample learner work against the and confirm if the learner has met the standard for particular units of this qualification. The SA will work with the Standards Verifier to recommend whether units are being assessed to national standards. The SA must be occupationally competent and have evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the units they are sampling, This role would usually only require remote sampling from the SA and would only require physical travelling in exceptional circumstances. Key Accountabilities: Acceptance of a contract to provide services to Pearson as a Sector Advisor will be regarded as an undertaking to meet the following requirements: Familiarise yourself with the specification so that you can refer to the unit content and assessment criteria when carrying out sampling Provide proof of relevant CPD annually for the specialisms you are appointed in as an SA Undertake sampling of learner work to ensure that valid and reliable assessment decisions are made and national standards are met. Provide sector-specific support, advice and guidance to the Standards Verifier Complete the Sector Advisor Report Form (SARF), giving details on whether the assessment decisions are correct according to assessment criteria requirements. The Sector Advisor will then send the report to the Standards Verifier to complete the verification. Report back to Pearson and the Standards Verifier following sampling within agreed service-level agreements (5 working days) Under take online supplementary training annually. Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of WBL Assessment in relation to this role Support centres to understand and implement identified actions through working with the Standards Verifier PERSON SPECIFICATION Experience Required Essential: In order to be considered for the role, you must be occupationally competent in one or more of the following pathways of the qualification. Each pathway relates to a particular group of units which can be seen in the links below. Please refer to the for further detail on the relevant units. Bioinformatics Reproductive science Life Sciences Equipment management and clinical engineering Nuclear medicine Sterile Services Audiology Cardiac physiology Gastrointestinal physiology Ophthalmology Respiratory physiology Urodynamics and urological measurements Laboratory Science Neurophysiology Desirable: Experience in delivering and assessing competence-based programmes. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the field of assessment and delivery of vocational qualifications. Skills & Knowledge: Essential: A willingness to engage in online training and standardisation and to use technology-based approaches for communication Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal skills A good working knowledge of the specifications that comprise the area of expertise for the role A customer-focused approach Time management and ability to submit sections of reports within service level agreement (5 working days) Ability to work effectively as part of a team 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 Desirable: Word processing and basic spreadsheet manipulation Requirements: Any associate undertaking this role must: 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 of Ireland Declare any conflicts of interest that could impact on the role Have availability for a minimum of 8 allocations in any given year Abide by the terms of conditions as stated in the contract About Pearson: Welcome to Pearson, the world's leading learning company. 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Application Information We have a number of opportunities available for teaching professionals to join our growing teams of examiners, moderators and verifiers.