The specific pay may depend on experience, the type of examination (e.g., written or oral), and whether the examiner is a visiting examiner.
As an awarding organisation Pearson mark over 9 million exam papers a year worldwide, covering more than 150 different qualifications including: GCSE, International GCSE, AS, A level, International AS/A level, BTEC, T Level, End Point Assessment, NVQ and more.
To do this, we work with over 16,500 assessment experts each year, and you could be one of them.
Pearson has many exciting opportunities for teachers and experts to join our assessment associate* workforce and we currently have vacancies for a wide range of roles.
*Assessment associate is a term we use for those involved in assessment work for Pearson, for example, examiners or external verifiers.
The marking period is between May - July.
The training required to mark as an examiner will take place between May and June.
or most of our examiner roles you will need to have:
- 1 year of teaching experience gained within the last 8 years
- a degree and relevant teaching qualification or equivalent in your chosen subject
- a reference from a senior professional within the establishment you have gained your teaching experience.
For some of our vocational qualifications, we require occupational experience rather than teaching experience and a degree/teaching qualification is not required. For further information on specific requirements, view the detailed description of the vacancy you wish to apply for.