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GCSE International Psychology -Lead Assessment Writer
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GCSE International Psychology - Lead Assessment Writer
Closing date: 05 Oct 2026, 9:00 am
Are you an experienced teacher or examiner with an in-depth understanding of Psychology who is ready to take the next step in your professional development? Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications?
AQA is an educational charity committed to helping students and teachers realise their potential. We’re looking for a Lead Assessment Writer to create high quality assessment materials for our International GCSE Psychology (9218) - OxfordAQA
This role can be worked flexibly and is designed to be carried out alongside full time teaching commitments.
What you’ll do
- Play a key role in the question paper production process by creating high quality question papers and mark schemes which reflect the requirements set out in a brief.
- Attend approximately 2-3 days of planning and content review meetings.
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In your application’s personal statement, please provide evidence of:
- Current or recent teaching experience (within the last 5 years), excellent subject knowledge of Psychology.
- Experience developing assessment materials, including writing questions and mark schemes.
- Strong understanding of effective assessment design and the ability to write to a detailed brief.
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality work to strict deadlines and schedules.
- Excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Being adaptable and responsive to feedback, with the ability to refine work from multiple stakeholder perspectives.
How you’ll make a difference
You’ll help shape assessments that reflect the diverse skills and understanding of students across the country. Your work will be essential in delivering assessments that meet the needs of both learners and teachers.
Further information
Please note that other AQA associate roles may need to be relinquished if you are successful. This is a contractual role; you’ll be paid a fee for both your work and meeting attendance. In your personal statement, you must provide detailed examples from your experience to demonstrate your suitability, referring to the criteria listed above.
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AQA welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes a person unique.
For further enquiries please contact seniorrecruitment@aqa.org.uk
The closing date for the vacancy and receipt of application is 9.00am on Monday 5 October.
For data security reasons, we can only accept applications from:
- EEA countries (EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
- countries where the European Commission has decided that there is an adequate level of protection for personal data.
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