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Vacancy Id: 11409
College / Service: Academic
Location: CCI - High Holborn, London UK
Salary: £26 per hour
Contract: Fixed Term
Term: Hourly paid – variable hours per week
Apply by: 8 December 2024 at 23:55
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The opportunity
UAL Awarding Body is seeking to recruit a number of External Moderators within Creative Media, Extended Project Qualification and Music Production and Performance in order to consolidate our quality assurance specialism in this area. UAL Awarding Body designs and awards qualifications in creative subjects from Levels 1 to 4, across over 200 FE Colleges and 6th Forms.
Our External Moderators monitor and quality assure the assessment decisions made by approved centres for specific qualifications across all academic levels. With detailed subject-specific knowledge and assessment expertise, they are responsible for carrying out virtual external moderation (sampling) activity, monitoring the quality and consistency of assessment decisions within and across approved centres, and confirming whether the award of UAL qualifications is justified and can be endorsed. External Moderators assist UAL with complying with the Ofqual General Conditions of Recognition.
External Moderators are a core member of the Academic Standards team and act as a key link between the UAL Awarding Body, the Senior External Moderators, and its approved centres. As such they are expected to maintain the highest professional standards, always promoting the UAL Awarding Body’s brand and ethos. They are required to manage confidential information with integrity and work effectively with staff at all levels both internally at UAL Awarding Body and externally at approved centres. The external moderation activity takes place between May and July and may require occasional travel within the UK if meetings are face to face.
About you
As an External Moderator you will have appropriate qualifications within the relevant subject specialism and be educated to at least degree level.
You will be an experienced teacher and internal verifier with a working knowledge of UAL Awarding Body qualifications within the creative arts at levels 1-4.
You will have current knowledge and or experience within the creative arts sector and a sound understanding of assessment, verification and moderation systems and procedures within the Further Education sector.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
Our culture
We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Application process
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.
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Vacancy Id: 11409
College / Service: Academic
Location: CCI - High Holborn, London UK
Salary: £26 per hour
Contract: Fixed Term
Term: Hourly paid – variable hours per week
Apply by: 8 December 2024 at 23:55
Please read through our FAQs page before applying.
A full copy of the job advert along with other information (such as interviews date, hiring process etc) is available by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button below.
