About this role
Build your CPD and take fresh ideas and practical insights back to your classroom.
AQA is recruiting A-level Dance visiting examiners to complete seven centre visits to assess performances.
This role requires no previous examining or awarding body experience.
What are the benefits?
Build your CPD and strengthen your assessment and marking confidence, with insights you can take back into your classroom.
See performance work from a range of schools or colleges and discover new ideas that can inspire your teaching.
Join a community of Dance specialists, sharing best practice and working alongside experienced teachers and examiners.
Earn up to £1,420 for seven-day centre visits, with travel expenses fully covered.
Key responsibilities
Complete seven centre visits between March and May to observe and assess live performance work. Teacher release vouchers and travel expenses are provided.
Liaise with Dance teachers to arrange visit dates that work for you and the centre. It may be possible to cover two centres in one day, or complete a visit in the evening.
Apply the mark scheme confidently and consistently during live performance assessments.
What support is available?
Your team leader will accompany you on your first visit and provide support throughout the examining period.
Comprehensive training and ongoing guidance to help you feel confident and succeed in the role.
Teacher release vouchers to support your school.
What we're looking for
At least three full terms of Dance teaching experience within the last five years.
A senior referee who can verify your relevant experience.
Preferably a degree, teaching qualification or equivalent in Dance.
Availability during the standardisation and examining period.
Hear from an existing visiting examiner:
“Visiting examining allows me to connect with other teachers and see fresh ideas.
It gives me a deeper understanding of the qualification and what AQA is looking for. I can directly apply this knowled