Reviewer BTEC Nationals AAQ Health & Social Care

at  Pearson

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

• Educated to a level 4 standard or above with relevant qualifications for the sector/subject area of choice
• Preferably hold a relevant teaching qualification
• Good communication skills
• Confident use of Information technology to provide the review
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Desirable: Current experience of delivering the qualification
• And/or if appropriate: Experience of working in the sector.

The ability to comment on the appropriateness of the qualification/unit in terms of:

• Suitability of unit title(s), unit aims and unit abstract
• Suitability of unit content in terms of its currency, depth/breadth of difficulty and amount
• Appropriateness of grading descriptors (if used)
• Suitability of delivery and assessment guidance
• Currency and suitability of suggested resources
• Overall impressions of the specification/unit in relation to its fitness for purpose for learners and their progression

PURPOSE

An external reviewer is expected to conduct a written or recorded verbal review of the appropriateness of qualification(s) or unit(s) assigned to them. The reviewer must have sector/subject knowledge and/or experience relevant to the qualification(s)/unit(s) being reviewed.
Unit 1 Human Lifespan & development 60309T
Unit 2 Human Biology & Health 60310T

RESPONSIBILITIES

The ability to comment on the appropriateness of the qualification/unit in terms of:

• Suitability of unit title(s), unit aims and unit abstract
• Suitability of unit content in terms of its currency, depth/breadth of difficulty and amount
• Appropriateness of grading descriptors (if used)
• Suitability of delivery and assessment guidance
• Currency and suitability of suggested resources
• Overall impressions of the specification/unit in relation to its fitness for purpose for learners and their progression.