Membership benefits
Our members enjoy a wide range of benefits including access to a dedicated Member area on this website, a termly magazine, networking opportunities, financial advice, unlimited access to the CIEA Research Database and much more.
Find out more about the benefits of membership
Fellowship (FCIEA)
Fellowship is available to the most experienced and expert educational assessor.
External assessor case study
Roger is a Chief Examiner with a major awarding body and has been involved in external assessment for fifteen years. Reaching a position of authority has spurred him to join the Institute in order to be recognised as an assessment professional in his own right.
Internal assessor case study
Robert is an Assessment Coordinator working for a large secondary school in the North West. He has over 10 years experience in his current role and before that he was head of science at a neighbouring school. Robert joined the Institute because he is interested in attending conferences and reading 'Make the Grade' so he can keep up to date with developments in assessment. He also likes the monthly CIEAMAIL because it saves precious time in directing him to the burning issues in assessment as they happen. Robert uses the CIEA Professional Framework to monitor assessment practices in the school and to co-ordinate the way individual subject areas prepare, conduct and feedback on assessment.
External assessor route to Fellow status
Fellow status is now available to senior examiners.
Experience - It is a pre-requisite for all Fellows to have at least 6 years recent assessment experience including at least 1 years' experience at Assistant Principal Examiner/Moderator level or above.
How to apply - Apply for Associate status, and upgrade on acceptance of your application.
Already a member? Please visit the membership upgrade section in the Member area.
Internal assessor route to Fellow status
Fellow status is available for eligible educational assessors based in places of learning. How to apply - Apply for Associate status, and upgrade on acceptance of your application.
Already a member? Please visit the membership upgrade section in the Member area.
Experience: Senior staff member in schools, colleges, and local authorities, or within the arena of work place assessment, holding a management role related to assessment are eligible.
How to apply: First apply for Associate status. Further information will be sent to you when this grade is made available to the internal assessment community later in the year.
Advice for individuals involved in both internal and external assessment:
If you have both internal and external assessment experience it is recommended that you choose the above route relating to your most senior role. E.g. A Deputy Head Teacher who is also a Chief Examiner would apply via the external assessor route to Member status.
If you have any queries regarding Member status please email info@ciea.org.uk