OCR AS/A Level Chemistry A Visiting Monitor 2025
United Kingdom
Task: Visiting Monitor Science
Subject: AS / A Level Chemistry A
Location: South East / London
About the role
As a visiting Monitor, you’ll be verifying the quality of the centre’s provision of practical activity, and the procedures for maintaining the documentary requirements. You’ll be part of a team and you’ll work closely with your team leader.
You will contact centres to arrange a visit, visit the centre in person and follow up the visit with a report to the centre
During a visit, you will
- Observe a lesson, including a practical activity
- Discuss the teacher’s assessment of the students in the class
- View the work of students
- View teachers’ records of assessment of practical work
We’ll make sure you are fully trained so you understand the monitoring process and your part in it. There will also be standardisation activities to make sure you can apply the criteria consistently.
Visiting monitoring is carried out throughout the year. You would generally undertake 15 monitoring visits per year. We’ll quote specific details and fees when we offer you a monitoring task.
Due to the nature of this task, you are prohibited from carrying out the role of monitor for any specification where you have sight of the confidential assessment material.
You can find further details of the task at www.ocr.org.uk.
What we’re looking for
- A teaching qualification or a degree in a related subject.
- Relevant teaching experience within the last five years.
- Experience teaching within the UK education system.
- The ability to use IT confidently and effectively.
You don’t need to be teaching the OCR specification of your subject. We would also be interested in people with current or previous experience of working for other examination boards.
In order to undertake visiting monitoring, you will need to be resident in the UK.
You will need to provide details of two referees that we can contact in support of your application. We will also carry out right to work checks.
Benefits
- You’ll gain an insight into the assessment system and build confidence in supporting your students as they learn and prepare for assessment.
- It’s a great opportunity for continuing professional development, enhancing your current role and contributing to your future career progression.
- It will help keep your subject and specification knowledge up to date.
- You can fit work around your regular teaching job and your existing home and work commitments.
- You’ll supplement your income.
- You’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow professionals.
If you are an existing assessor with Cambridge University Press and Assessment please apply through the assessment specialist portal at https://asportal.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/irj/portal/