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Become an examiner

Advance your career, help your students to achieve and make results happen

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Enhance your teaching and develop your skills

As an examiner you'll be able to:

Gain valuable insights

Mark a range of student responses and bring a fresh perspective to your teaching.

Meet other examiners

Learn more about the assessment process from our experienced examiner community.

Boost your income

Earn between £500 and £1000 depending on the type and volume of paper you mark.

Develop your career

Open your career path to more senior opportunities in assessment design and delivery.

Discover more about the role

Learn about what it’s like to be an examiner and how it can benefit you, your students and your professional development.

The benefits of examining

Real teachers, real impact Thinking about examining? Hear from teachers who’ve already taken the step and seen the impact.

The benefits of AQA New Associate Training

Subject Advocate Lauren Palmer talks about how new associate training is so important both as preparation for a role as an examiner, and as valuable CPD that can be used in your school.

Benefits for you

Find out more about the personal and professional benefits you can gain as an examiner at AQA.

Anna's day in the life of being an examiner with AQA

Follow Anna through her day as an AQA examiner. Juggling it alongside her teaching role and the tangible personal and professional benefits she enjoys as a result of returning year on year to work with AQA.

Benefits to your school

Hear about Stephanie's experience as an AQA examiner, how it's benefitted her, her students and her school.

Lianne's day in the life of being an examiner with AQA

Follow Lianne through her day as an AQA examiner. Juggling it alongside her teaching role and the tangible personal and professional benefits she enjoys as a result of returning year on year to work with AQA.

Thinking about becoming an examiner?

Take our quick self-assessment test to explore the skills and scenarios examiners face.

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Digital Accreditation Badges for AQA Examiners and Moderators

AQA digital badges are official, verifiable credentials that recognise your experience, achievements and contributions as an AQA examiner or moderator. Launched in 2024, they will be issued to associates who have successfully marked or moderated in a particular year.

Sharing your credentials

These badges can be used on your LinkedIn profile, CV and email signature to certify you as an AQA examiner or moderator. Sharing your badge enhances your professional profile and demonstrates your commitment to professional development, helping you gain recognition from peers and employers. Badges are not to be used for commercial purposes.

How to verify a badge

When you see one of our digital badges, you can easily check its validity by hovering over it or tapping to view the personalised metadata embedded in the badge. A badge without this metadata isn’t valid or recognised.

Example Digital Accreditation Badge for AQA Examiners

Our safeguarding commitment

AQA is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. We’re dedicated to reducing the risk of employing or contracting any person intent on abusing their position of trust, along with identifying and responding to any incident of alleged abuse from its employees or associates fairly and swiftly.

For more information on safeguarding at AQA please visit the AQA website here.

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Email: examine@aqa.org.uk

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