An External Examiner is needed for a successful 11-16 SCITT based in Northampton. NTTP trains around 28 trainees in secondary subjects each year and we are looking for an examiner to support the assessment for QTS only. As we only require one examiner for all subjects, prior experience of examining QTS is essential.
- LOCATION: Northamptonshire (to include visits to schools within the partnership across Northants)
- CLOSING DATE: Monday 30 November 2026
- TENURE OF APPOINTMENT: 3 years
- REIMBURSEMENT: Our standard fee for External Examiners is £400 per academic year.
Role Requirements:
A one or two-day visit to observe a sample of trainees teach in April/May. This must be a diverse selection of trainees across a range of subjects.
Review a sample of the trainees’ files. This must be a diverse selection of trainees across a range of subjects.
Meet with the Programme Facilitators (PFs) and Director of Teaching School, to ascertain the strengths and areas for improvement for the course as a whole, including centre-based training and other areas of provision.
Moderate the award of QTS and the selection criteria used to ensure NTTP trainees meet the requirements for QTS.
Compile a report, putting the above in writing to be submitted by the end of July.
Attend the exam board meeting and accredit the award of QTS – at an agreed time in June/July (during NTTP Assessment week) of the training year.
Meet with group of trainees (those not observed in April/May) during Assessment Week.
The Northampton Teacher Training Partnership is a long-established School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider based in Northamptonshire. We were most recently graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in May 2024.
We offer the following subjects: Art, Dance, Drama, DT, English, Geography, History, Maths, MFL, Music, PE, RE, Sciences and Social Sciences.
The vision of our SCITT is to provide high-quality teachers to meet the needs of our local schools whether part of our partnership or not. We work with a full range of schools including those in challenging socio-economic circumstances and we currently work across three Local Authorities.
We offer our trainees a one-year full time secondary (11-16) teacher training course so at the end of the training year, they will obtain the dual awards of PGCE and QTS if they successfully pass both qualifications.
Our post graduate qualification is validated by Bath Spa University.
For further information or to send an expression of interest with a CV, please contact Jacqui Druker on 01604 258662 or jdruker@nsbtrust.school.
We would be happy to arrange an initial familiarisation meeting prior to the two-day visit in April/May and the exam board meeting in June/July.