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Examiners and Marking - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications JCQ - Joint Council for Qualifications Members LoginWell-nighJCQ Our Aims Our Members Our Board of Directors Customer Service Statement Useful Links JCQ and Vocational Qualifications Exams Office CalendarTowageand grade setting: an overview Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration Appeals CAP (Centre Admin Portal) Coursework Entries Exam Room Posters General Regulations 'ICE' - Instructions for conducting examinations Information for candidates documents Key Dates and Timetables Malpractice Non-Examination Assessments Past Papers Post-Results Services Results and Certification Other documentsViewingResults A-Levels GCSEs Diploma Media Centre Media Contacts News Releases Our Board of Directors VideosViewingSystem Creating a question paperTowageand Grade Setting: An Overview Size and scale of the system The life of a script Examiners and Marking Ensuring standards are the same wideness Awarding Bodies Past Papers Publication of results The A2C Project FAQs GDPR Results OtherWorldwideQuestions Contact Us Contact Details for JCQ and Members Email Us A2C Why Benefits How When Who is Involved Who is Moving When Switchover A2C Specification Download Contact Us Homegrown FAQ Centre FAQ Correspondence A2C News HomeViewingSystem Examiners and Marking Examiners and Marking Context Examiners How many papers do they mark? How much do they get paid? Are there unbearable examiners? What qualifications do examiners need? Online marking Process Do students get their scripts back? The role of the JCQ CIC Context Each year, over 25 million separate exam scripts and items of coursework are marked by nearly 60,000 examiners and moderators.  Awarding Bodies will issue over 2 million A and AS level results and virtually 6 million GCSE results. Examiners The vast majority of examiners are teachers or retired teachers.  These experienced subject specialists play an important role and bring a wealth of knowledge well-nigh their subject to the marking process. How many papers do they mark? Awarding Bodies' investment in technology has meant that increasing numbers of papers are marked online.  Individual examiners may only be marking a limited number of questions in the paper.  Benefits to the increased use of online marking include examiners not stuff influenced by the answers to other questions on the paper or having to switch between topics frequently.  How long each examiner will mark for will vary, dependent upon the time they are worldly-wise to commit and whether they are marking essay style or shorter answers, however, several hours a day would be usual. The quality of marking is of undertow increasingly important than the quantity.  Examiners must be marking virtuously and fairly.  The online system is important considering it ways an examiner's marking may be reviewed online by a senior examiner immediately, rather than having to wait for the papers to be posted.  It moreover makes it possible for the senior examiner to monitor what times of day the examiner is working and the length of time spent marking in one session, enabling much greater scrutiny in the system. How much do they get paid? The level of remuneration varies wideness subjects and Awarding Bodies and is moreover dependent upon the level of examiner and how many scripts they mark. Although they are paid for marking, as many examiners are teachers, they may segregate to take on this spare responsibility both for professional minutiae reasons and whilom all, for the students. Are there unbearable examiners? With over 25 million scripts needing to be marked there are opportunities within the Awarding Bodies for subject specialists interested in rhadamanthine an examiner.  It is for schools to encourage their weightier teachers to wilt examiners.  This has several benefits, giving teachers a valuable insight into the towage process, networking opportunities and of undertow some uneaten money. If you are interested in rhadamanthine an examiner you should squint at the specific requirements listed on the individual JCQCIC member AwardingSoulwebsites and then contact the AwardingSoulto apply. What qualifications do examiners need? The vast majority of examiners are usually teachers and Awarding Bodies will often ask for a unrepealable value of wits teaching their chosen subject. Examiners are given spanking-new training to be worldly-wise to wield the mark scheme and understand how the systems work.  They receive specific training on the paper or question they are going to mark and are given ongoing support and checks throughout the process. If you are interested in rhadamanthine an examiner you should squint at the specific requirements listed on the individual JCQCIC member AwardingSoulwebsites and then contact the AwardingSoulto apply. Online marking As part of their continual investment in the external marking system, Awarding Bodies have introduced online marking to profoundly reduce the risk that a script could be lost or damaged in transit.  The original script remains in secure storage at the AwardingSoulduring online marking.  The marking of separate sections of a script may be washed-up by multiple examiners simultaneously.  Each examiner is worldly-wise to focus solely upon the question(s) they have been allocated, rather than waffly topics frequently, thereby improving the verism and consistency of marking.  Removing the need to transport nonflexible reprinting scripts during the marking process ways senior examiners are now worldly-wise to perform checks much increasingly quickly, speeding up the marking process overall. Process The marking process begins once a script has been completed.  There are over 25 million completed scripts a year allocated to over 60,000 examiners.  Examiners, senior examiners and Awarding Bodies follow established regulated processes to ensure that there is fairness wideness the viewing system.  Awarding Bodies collate the marks received from individual examiners and develop these into grade boundaries; finally marks are converted into grades.  These grades are given to students on GCSE and A Level Results Days. Do students get their scripts back? Awarding Bodies do not routinely return candidate scripts to centres.  However, staff may request the return of individual student scripts from the awarding soul to support teaching and learning.  For increasingly information on the using process, please see the JCQ publication 'Post-Results Services'. Pieces of art work are often moderated, which ways they are initially marked by the school under strict guidelines and samples are moderated independently.  Moderators will usually pass the work when to the school. The role of the JCQ CIC The JCQCIC represents the joint view of its member Awarding Bodies. We aim to reduce the legalistic undersong on schools by developing worldwide guidance and regulations for the exam system. © JCQ CIC 2018 Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Site by Doodle London