The role of the CEA is to quality assure the assessment processes that a school, college or training centres use. This could be in a single school or college, across a federation of institutions, within a workplace, or across a consortium.

The CEA will look to improve the processes of assessment common to all institutions, across multiple disciplines or subject contexts. This will involve ensuring that the preparation for assessment is effective. This means looking at the policies and procedures that are in place and how the strategy for assessment is delivered. The CEA will offer support in designing and developing effective assessments that are reliable, valid, fit for purpose, transparent and fair.

The CEA will also look to improve the way that assessments are conducted. This will involve developing effective assessment criteria and setting suitable assessment objectives as well as arriving at consistent and accurate methodologies. This includes effective standardisation and moderation procedures, as well as collecting and storing assessment information from the outcomes of these assessments.

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CEA Application

Applications are invited to train for the role of Chartered Educational Assessor from any interested members of the CIEA who think that they could fulfil that role.

Closing date for applications will be July 11th

Please find below the person specification, which outlines the required skills and levels of experience.

Successful applicants will be informed by Friday, July 18th and will be required to attend a two day training and assessment programme on September 23rd and 24th at the Holiday Inn, London, Kensington. This will act as both training and auditing process prior to working within your own school and receiving guidance from an accredited CEA. CIEA will pay for any cover costs incurred for the event as well as travel at standard rates and subsistence. Only 20 places will be available.

During the pilot, you will be expected to quality assure the assessment processes that take place in your school. You will act both as a facilitator of change within the institution, as well as validating the change process. You will also be expected to complete a portfolio outlining your activities.

Successful applicants will have experience in, or the potential to undertake:

• Preparing for assessment
• Conducting assessments
• Feeding back after assessment
• Managing others
• Managing yourself

Further guidelines on these requirements are given below.

Preparing for Assessment

A prospective Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) must show evidence of the ability to design assessment specifications, interpret the assessment requirements of specifications and design assessment instruments and criteria which are valid, fit for purpose, reliable and robust, fair and equitable and consistent over time.

Appropriate evidence might include:

• Determining the knowledge, skills and understanding to be assessed in General Qualifications (GQs), Vocational Qualifications (VQs), and National Curriculum Tests (NCTs);
• Designing the method by which assessment in schools is monitored and the criteria by which it is validated;
• Setting generic assessment instruments and assessment criteria relating to the nature and purpose of the assessment;
• Designing external examinations and mark schemes;
• Designing tasks and their associated criteria, which will produce appropriate outcomes for internal assessments to national standards or to fulfil internal policy guidelines.

Conducting Assessment

A prospective CEA will also understand assessment criteria as described in subject specifications and will be able to incorporate them into assessment tools. You will be able to devise and deliver suitable assessments within a centre which are understood, agreed to and that apply fairly, consistently and reliably across the specification.

You will be able to assess the outcomes of the learners by implementing suitable mark schemes and level descriptors for written examinations and coursework respectively.

Evidence to support this might include:

• Suitable samples of mark schemes and / or level descriptors;
• Showing an understanding of what would constitute a high grade, an average grade and a low grade in terms of the marks scored or the coursework submitted.

It is essential that the successful candidate is able to ensure that all members of the assessment team fully understand the application of the criteria within each centre in your charge, and that this is communicated clearly and simply to all members.

 

Managing others

A prospective CEA should also provide evidence that he/she can effectively train and support individual assessors and assessment centres in general.

Evidence of these abilities might include:

• Leading INSET sessions for teachers;
• Leading examination standardisation meetings;
• Contributing to the design of teacher-assessor support materials and formal records of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) delivery.

Managing Yourself

Applicants must be able to show evidence of the knowledge, skills and understanding relevant to self-management in the assessment field. You must show evidence of your ability to:

• Identify requirements;
• Plan and organise yourself;
• Apply criteria consistently over time;
• Take appropriate initiatives; reflect on performance and use feedback;
• Undertake personal development to enhance performance.

Feeding Back to Others

A successful applicant will be able to analyse data output accurately and use current technology relevant to assessment practices.

The person appointed must show evidence of the knowledge, skills and understanding relevant to working with and managing a team in the assessment field. You must show evidence of an ability to:

• Develop teams;
• Communicate effectively;
• Work with, support, train, encourage and inspire others;
• Ensure deadlines are met;
• Help colleagues to apply criteria consistently over time and to facilitate change;
• Generally enhance the performance of all.

Please apply in an open letter addressing the above areas. In no more than 750 words, explain how you meet the above criteria and what qualities you would bring to the role of Chartered Educational Assessor.

Send the completed letter of application to:

Pilot@ciea.org.uk

Please include:

Name:
Postal Address:
E-mail address:
Tel:
Institution name and address: