Purpose of the Role:

Be the responsible expert in terms of specification interpretation and verifier standardisation for a range of programmes within a PSA. To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of programmes within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on national standards across centres.

Key Accountabilities:

For a defined range of programmes within the PSA, the Senior Standards Verifier will:

• Sample assessment and internal verification decisions in order to report that national standards are maintained
• Hold subject specific responsibility for assessment advice and standards interpretation 
• Offer specialist advice and support to centres and Subject Verifiers (SV) in relation to the content and interpretation of specifications, assessment and delivery
• Provide sampling-related support and development to SVs
• Review SV reports to comment on the maintenance of national standards
• Identify and escalate issues of adverse standards interpretation
• Undertake a proactive role in maintaining national standards
• Edit materials for the standardisation of centre assessors, internal verifiers and lead internal verifiers and centre training as required
• Develop the content for the training and standardisation of SVs
• Lead and deliver training events to centres and SVs as required
• Produce an end of year report within the parameters of a defined template in order to comment on nationals standards
• Report back to Edexcel within agreed service-level agreements
• Contribute to Edexcel’s ‘Ask the Expert’ service
• Represent BTEC Assessment or Edexcel as required
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of BTEC Assessment in relation to this role