English examiner

Looking to build your CPD, share best practice with a community of subject experts and further inspire your teaching? AQA is recruiting English examiners for summer 2026. This flexible role fits alongside a full‑time teaching job and is completed online from home.

Key responsibilities

• Review student responses and apply the mark scheme accurately and consistently to ensure fair results.

• Commit an average of 15 to 20 hours a week to marking during the exam period.

• Complete your marking over approximately one month. Full details of your allocation, deadlines and earnings will be confirmed when you receive your contract.

Why become a GCSE or A-level English examiner?

• Benefit from expert training and support. We will equip you with everything you need to feel confident and succeed.

• Build your CPD, gain insight into how students respond to exam questions, sharpen your marking skills and bring valuable knowledge back into your classroom.

• Join a community of English subject specialists. Share best practice and work alongside other English teachers and examiners, supported by an experienced team leader.

• Earn additional income while marking from home or school at times that suit you, with clear deadlines and ongoing support.

What you need

• At least three full terms’ teaching experience in English within the last five years.

• A senior referee who can verify your relevant experience.

• Preferably a degree, teaching qualification or equivalent in English or a related field.

• Participation in standardisation, which gives you the chance to practise applying the mark scheme before marking begins. Standardisation typically takes a few hours and fits around your existing commitments.

• Availability during the standardisation and marking windows for your selected paper.

If you teach English and want paid work you can do from home while boosting your CPD and enhancing your teaching skills, we’d love to hear from you.