Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Health (Core Paper 1 and 2)

Principal Examiner and Content Author for T Levels Health (Core Paper 1 and 2)

Principal Examiner Purpose

The Principal Examiner is responsible for ensuring that the standards of externally assessed units, modules, and components are maintained in line with the unit specification and assessment criteria. The role also involves overseeing the standardisation of Examiners.

Principal Examiner Services and Expectations

Core services and expectations for this role include:

• Act in ways that uphold Pearson’s reputation and maintain professional integrity.
• Read and comply with all Pearson policies and guidance before undertaking contracted activities.
• Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners.
• Participate in all meetings and training sessions as requested by Pearson.
• Adhere to deadlines and complete work to the highest standard.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a professional manner.
• Maintain suitable IT equipment, internet connection, and a secure personal email account.
• Communicate promptly with Pearson and its centres.
• Raise concerns about malpractice, maladministration, or safeguarding issues.

Role‑Specific Services and Expectations (Principal Examiner)

• Ensure timely delivery of contracted units, modules, and components.
• Update mark schemes and guidance before pre‑standardisation meetings, incorporating candidate responses and supervisor feedback.
• Lead and participate in pre‑standardisation, standardisation, appeals, and post‑series review meetings.
• Select and mark items for validity as agreed at pre‑standardisation meetings.
• Perform live candidate response marking for quality assurance where needed.
• Prepare and collate materials for standardisation.
• Support supervisors and Examiners.
• Sample and back‑read supervisor/Examiner responses, using Pearson’s marking system to address specific issues.
• Monitor the progress of supervisors/Examiners.
• Review responses for clarification.
• Act as a senior escalation point in the quality assurance process.
• Provide support across multiple paper versions, including new and existing ones.
• Report to the Assessment team post‑standardisation and submit completed feedback forms for each supervisor/Examiner.
• Support awarding activities by reporting to the Awarding Committee, recommending grade boundaries, and participating as required.
• Complete the Senior Assessment Associate review process and attend follow‑up meetings.
• Submit reports on series/candidate performance.
• Respond to complaints with written support and responses as needed.

Content Author Purpose

The Content Author is charged with producing error‑free, factually accurate assessments that align with the subject specification.

Content Author Services and Expectations

Core services and expectations for this role include:

• Act in ways that uphold Pearson’s reputation and maintain professional integrity.
• Read and comply with all Pearson policies and guidance before undertaking contracted activities.
• Respect the confidentiality of centres and learners.
• Participate in all meetings and training sessions as requested by Pearson.
• Adhere to deadlines and complete work to the highest standard.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a professional manner.
• Maintain suitable IT equipment, internet connection, and a secure personal email account.
• Communicate promptly with Pearson and its centres.
• Raise concerns about malpractice, maladministration, or safeguarding issues.

Role‑Specific Services and Expectations (Content Author)

• Ensure assessment materials comply with the Global Content Policy and support accessibility, diversity, equality, inclusion, and sensitivity guidelines.
• Maintain high quality, ensuring sufficient coverage of assessment criteria as outlined in the applicable assessment guidelines.
• Provide materials that are appropriate for the intended ability range and deliver good discrimination and differentiation at all levels.
• Advise on subject specialist matters throughout production and provide feedback as necessary.
• Adhere to production schedules and turnaround requests, informing Pearson of any availability that could affect deadlines.
• Ensure that permitted question combinations provide balanced content coverage where candidates choose between questions.
• Produce error‑free, clear, fit‑for‑purpose assessment materials that meet demand.
• Provide accurate sources and seek copyright permission when required.
• Ensure graphics, photographs, diagrams, or images are reputable and error‑free.
• Verify that mark‑scheme response ranges are appropriate and correct.
• Comply with specification demands regarding paper duration, prep time, number of questions, and rubric clarity.
• Avoid unnecessary repetition and ensure distractors do not cue answers to other questions.
• Review, report, and clearly mark up changes, revising materials throughout production.
• Advise on drafts and attend sign‑off meetings as required.
• Update all associated materials throughout production.
• Sign off final assessment materials.
• Support revision, review, and agreement on modified paper amendments upon request.

Experience and Qualifications

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 coordinate training such as standardisation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the specification for your specialist sector, including internal and external requirements.
• Examples of leading or supporting essential quality assurance activities.

Skills and Competencies – 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 coordinate training.
• Proven track record of leading quality assurance activities.

Qualifications

Qualifications required to apply depend on the specific role. Please contact Pearson for clarification.

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, or extensive 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.

Upon successful application, Pearson may request proof of the required qualifications.

Closing date: 08 May 2026 at midnight

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