Moderators
Moderators plays a key role in the moderation of our Technical Qualifications for 14-19 year olds. They were designed with employers and providers to deliver the most up-to-date relevant technical skills.
Find out more about our Technical Qualifications on our qualifications page.
Click here to submit your application online. It is important you read the person specification for the role, and map your application to this.
Please submit one application for each role you are applying for.
If there are no suitable vacancies listed, you can click the link in the main site, to express your interest in roles with us. This application will take literally a few minutes to complete.
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Role requirements
- Moderate centre marking - conduct and document moderation, quality assurance and advisory activities with centres, in line with quality assurance guidelines for Technicals
- Provide advice and guidance to centres: on moderation and marking of the internally assessed, externally moderated / validated assessments and Employer Involvement
- Produce City & Guilds and centre reports and feedback on: quality of marking / assessment, collection of evidence, issues identified through the moderation process, best practice
- Participate in training and standardisation activities to ensure continued improvement and consistent performance as a moderator
As a Moderator you will:
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About you
- Industry specific qualifications up to level 3
- Teaching experience with a large provider with track record of success
- Up to date, occupational industry experience
- Experience moderating or marking the qualification concerned (or similar)
- Proficient IT skills with experience of using key business software e.g. Outlook, Word and Excel
- Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders both verbally and in writing
- Experience of producing published reports and training / guidance material
- Availability to attend or manage key activities throughout the year – especially October, November, December, March, April, May, June
- Availability to carry out centre visit during the autumn, spring and summer terms. The number of visits will vary and could be up to 7-10 days during term time.
- Up to date experience in the following activities: teaching /training, assessing / marking at the level of work to be moderated
We would like to hear from you if you have the following:
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Task Profiles/Person Specifications
- Moderator person specification
- Lead Moderator person specification
- Principal Moderator person specification
- Technicals Moderator person specification
- Technicals Lead Moderator person specification
- Technicals Principal Moderator person specification
- Technical Qualification Associate (TQA) person specification
- Lead Technical Qualification Associate ( TQA) person specification
Person Specification
Role Profiles
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What we offer
- We provide Moderators with training and support throughout the year
- Each team of Moderators is supported by a Principal Moderator and, in some cases, Lead Moderators
- We provide detailed handbooks to support and guide you through the role and activities across the year
- Support is available by telephone and email from our dedicated Technicals & Moderation Support team
- The annual standardisation meeting will support Moderators in making accurate judgments
We currently have some exciting vacancies for the role of Moderator for our Technical qualifications. This is an excellent CPD opportunity, giving you the chance to learn about the City & Guilds Technicals, gain an in-depth knowledge of requirements and the moderation process and really get to grips with the marking of the synoptic practical assessment.
Support for Moderators
Moderator Training
Content
Time of year (month)
Duration (eg 1 day and whether it’s face to face or remote)
Objectives
Moderator Induction
November/ December
2 Half Days
Overview of Moderator activity
Centre visit training
November/ December
Embedded within the induction session
Overview of Moderator activity
Centre-assessed component moderation
February/ March
2 hours
Quality assurance for those qualifications with centre-assessed components including optional units
Moderation platform training
April/May
1 hour on demand (video)
Orientation and navigation of the platform as well as support for technical queries
Standardisation
May/June
1-4 days (depending on qualification)
How to mark to standard using actual learner work
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How to apply
For live applications (roles where we have a specific need to recruit) you should click here
Please submit one application for each role you are applying for.
You will need to set up your account, which is very quick and then submit your application.
You will use this account for all applications
When submitting your application you will need;
1. Photo 2. CV 3. CPD Log
A template for the CPD is included below, however you can use your own if you wish
It is important you read the person specification for the role, and map your application to this.
If there are no suitable vacancies listed, you can click the link in the main site, to express your interest in roles with us. This application will take literally a few minutes to complete.