Description:
The Technical Standards and Awarding Manager is accountable for the integrity of qualification results for millions of learners. They will be contributing to the awarding approach of our qualifications and critically reviewing awarding decisions to ensure they are equitable and defensible. You will be liaising with external stakeholders such as Ofqual and DfE to review policy and procedures for how standards should be set and maintained.
Accountabilities
- To identify international best practice methods for setting and maintaining standards.
- Lead on the creation and review of awarding policies, quality assurance, strategies, guidance and training
- To ensure adherence to and provide evidence of regulatory compliance.
- To document transparent processes and procedures that are robust and defensible in relation to setting and maintaining standards.
- To scope, carry out and report outcomes from research
- To represent Pearson UK at external conferences and working collaboratively with representatives of other awarding organisations as appropriate.
Deliverables
- Inputs into the design of new qualifications as they are developed being the lead on behalf of the team
- Supports and provides technical guidance to development and product teams in relation to standards, grading models and awarding.
- Critically review awards, providing an overview and rationale of awarding decisions
- Providing an overview of evidence that rationalises trends in and confidence in results
- Reports on outcomes of research – building the evidence bank to explain results
- Developing awarding procedures for suites of qualifications
- Developing and delivering training for internal and external staff
- Reviewing and improving our quality assurance processes
- Deliver training to internal teams
- Develop strong working relationships with internal colleagues
Challenges
Within the ever-changing landscape of education, it is essential that the Technical Standards and Awarding Manager team keep abreast of the demands that accompany this change, being a leading voice in the continued global standards debate.
Key Challenges Include
- Reacting positively to change
- Intense internal and external scrutiny of process and decisions
- Challenging the business to show how standards can be set and maintained for new qualifications
- Sharing complex information and trends in simple terms to the wider business
- Working in a fast-paced environment with competing demands
- Flexibility of working patterns during peak periods
- Engaging with all key stakeholders, including Ofqual & DfE
- Adopting a constructive and positive approach to influence others