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How becoming an examiner improves your teaching and earns you money

Leading examination board OCR is looking for teachers who are passionate about their subjects to become GCSE and A Level examiners and assessors. Find out how doing so will improve your teaching practice, earn you money and help your students prepare for exams.

The leading examination board OCR is looking for teachers who are passionate about their subjects to become GCSE and A Level examiners and assessors.

Becoming an OCR assessor gives you an extra source of income. But more importantly, it also helps you improve your own teaching practice, give exam advice and support to your colleagues, and help your students prepare for their exams.

To find out more, visit the OCR website at www.ocr.org.uk/ocr-for/assessors. Here you’ll find detailed instructions on how to apply alongside videos and presentations on the benefits of becoming an OCR assessor.

How becoming an examiner helps you improve your own practice

Becoming an examiner with OCR has a valuable impact on your assessment process. You will also be able to increase knowledge of your subject and to better focus on the requirements set down by the assessment model.

With significant changes in how GCSE results are graded, working with an examination body will give you insight into how these changes can be translated into your own teaching objectives.

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