Examination Superintendants

sitstill

Thinking of applying for this for next year. How does it wrk exactky? Do you finish on the last day of the exams and if its your first time doing it are you likely to get JC? Also, whats the pay like and does it take as long to get paid as it does as a corrector? Thanks

implausible

Are you a part-timer or teaching over 10 years? If so, you've a better chance of getting it, it's v difficult. Everyone gets a centre and they finish whenever their centre finishes - could be after 7, 10 or 15 days, you won't know until you're appointed. You'd want to get applying soon, I got my form last week and sent it off. Forms should be in schools now. Pay is decent, takes as long as correcting money to come through, I think. To tell the truth though, I wouldn't be counting the cash yet...

sitstill

deemark wrote: »

Are you a part-timer or teaching over 10 years? If so, you've a better chance of getting it, it's v difficult. Everyone gets a centre and they finish whenever their centre finishes - could be after 7, 10 or 15 days, you won't know until you're appointed. You'd want to get applying soon, I got my form last week and sent it off. Forms should be in schools now. Pay is decent, takes as long as correcting money to come through, I think. To tell the truth though, I wouldn't be counting the cash yet...

I'm part time, but I have a couple of years of experience and I have corrected in the past. Am I wasting my time applying really?

sitstill

Does anyone know roughly what kind of money I'd earn if I did get it?

Delphi91

sitstill wrote: »

Does anyone know roughly what kind of money I'd earn if I did get it?

It's very difficult to give an answer to that because it depends on three different factors:

1. Distance to and from your exam centre
2. How many exams you supervise
3. The length of time you're away from home each day.


1: You're paid travelling expenses at so-much per kilometre, so the farther you have to travel, the better. (This is tax free)
2. You're paid a daily rate, so the more exams you have to supervise, the more you get paid.
3. I can't quite remember the situation here, but I think if you're away for between 5-10 hours, you get a certain rate, if it's over 10 hours, you get a different amount - plus you get an allowance for food for the day.

Most people are sent fairly close to home so that expenses, daily rates, etc are kept to a minimum. However, if you get sent over a certain distance (I can't remember the figure 'cos it's never happened to me ) then you actually get an overnight allowance.

You get an initial €500 the day you collect the exam papers from the distribution centre. You then account for all the rest of your expenses - travel, daily rates, payment of your assistant and submit that at the end of your exam period. You then get paid around the end of July, begining of August.

KateF

Delphi91 wrote: »

It's very difficult to give an answer to that because it depends on three different factors:

1. Distance to and from your exam centre
2. How many exams you supervise
3. The length of time you're away from home each day.


1: You're paid travelling expenses at so-much per kilometre, so the farther you have to travel, the better. (This is tax free)
2. You're paid a daily rate, so the more exams you have to supervise, the more you get paid.
3. I can't quite remember the situation here, but I think if you're away for between 5-10 hours, you get a certain rate, if it's over 10 hours, you get a different amount - plus you get an allowance for food for the day.

Most people are sent fairly close to home so that expenses, daily rates, etc are kept to a minimum. However, if you get sent over a certain distance (I can't remember the figure 'cos it's never happened to me ) then you actually get an overnight allowance.

You get an initial €500 the day you collect the exam papers from the distribution centre. You then account for all the rest of your expenses - travel, daily rates, payment of your assistant and submit that at the end of your exam period. You then get paid around the end of July, begining of August.

Hi, can you tell me where you can download a form to apply for the Exam SuperI positions please?

spurious

KateF wrote: »

Hi, can you tell me where you can download a form to apply for the Exam SuperI positions please?

From this page.

elle

'Examination Superintendant'? Is that the title given to supervisors? I was on the site looking for recruitment for supervisors - thought that sounded way too important to be supervisor Duh!

I am doing my dip at the mo but was considering applying for both supervising and correcting - am I really wasting my time? Would love the experience, and well of course the money will be handy!

implausible

Apply surely. You've a good chance of getting the correcting, which will make you an "assistant examiner", but get your ass in gear because the forms will be out soon. Doubt you'd get the superintending, but sure chance your arm anyway.

The experience of marking will really help your teaching and it'll go down v well in an interview. Be prepared to fully devote 3-4 weeks to it.

good luck

KateF

Can you correct papers if you are not a qualified teacher in that area? I'm a postgrad Primary student and I've a BSc in Psychology, are there any subjects i can correct?