Become an associate
Join a community of subject matter experts who work with us to design and deliver exams
What's in it for you
As an associate, you'll be able to:
Progress your career
Continue your professional development and enhance your current role.
Work flexibly
Fit work around your regular job and your home and work commitments.
Enhance your knowledge
Keep your subject knowledge up to date.
Develop new skills
Work with us to become a recognised expert in assessment.
Apply for roles
Discover more about the positions we have available and how to apply below.
Further information is available in the Senior Associate recruitment pack.
For data security reasons, we can only accept applications from:
- EEA countries (EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
- countries where the European Commission has decided that there is an adequate level of protection for personal data.
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – A-level Physics Paper 3 Section A (7408/3BB)
Are you an experienced Physics teacher or examiner who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications?
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – A-level History (7041/7042)
Are you an experienced History teacher or examiner who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications?
- Closing date:
Lead Assessment Writer OxfordAQA International GCSE Bangla – First Language (9268)
Are you an experienced teacher or subject specialist with an in-depth understanding of Bangla as a first language, who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Would you like to use your expertise to help shape high-quality assessments for an international qualification?
- Closing date:
Item Assessor - GCSE Statistics (8382)
Are you an experienced teacher or examiner of Statistics, who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – AS Level Biology Paper 1 (7401/1)
Are you an experienced Biology teacher or examiner who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications?
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – GCSE Biology Paper 1 (8461)
Are you an experienced Biology teacher or examiner who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications?
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – A-level Physics Paper 3 (7408/3BC)
Are you an experienced Physics teacher or examiner who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Do you aspire to influence and uphold national standards for the leading provider of GCSE and A-level qualifications
- Closing date:
Lead Examiner – GCSE Religious Studies A: Paper 15 (8062/15)
Are you an experienced Religious Studies teacher or examiner with strong subject knowledge, and are you looking for an opportunity to use your expertise to influence assessment at a national level?
Would you like to play a key role in maintaining the quality, fairness and consistency of AQA’s assessments, while developing your experience in educational assessment and leadership?
- Closing date:
Item Writer OxfordAQA International GCSE Bangla – First Language (9268)
Are you an experienced teacher or subject specialist with an in-depth understanding of Bangla as a first language, who is ready to use your expertise to help shape international examinations?
Do you want to play a part in developing fair, engaging assessments that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills?
- Closing date:
Lead Assessment Writer - A Level History (7042/2F & 7042/2M)
Are you an expert in History with an in-depth knowledge of assessment, who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
- Closing date:
Reviser - International GCSE Economics (9214)
Are you an expert in Economics with an in-depth knowledge of assessment, who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
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Lead Examiner – AS/A-level Religious Studies: Islam (7061/2D and 7062/2D)
Are you an experienced Religious Studies teacher or examiner with a strong knowledge of Islam, and are you looking for an opportunity to use your expertise to influence assessment at a national level?
Would you like to play a key role in maintaining the quality, fairness and consistency of AQA’s assessments, while developing your experience in educational assessment and leadership?
- Closing date:
Senior Associates - OxfordAQA International GCSE Digital and Information Technology (9213)
Are you an experienced teacher or examiner with an in-depth understanding of Digital and Information Technology, who is ready to utilise their expertise and take the next step in your professional development?
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Lead Assessment Writer – GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy, Chemistry
Are you an experienced teacher or examiner with an in-depth understanding of Combined Science, Chemistry who is ready to take the next step in your professional development?
Training and support
Alongside the support AQA and our associate community will give you, you'll also get detailed training on our core systems and processes. These include:
- Assessment writing and reviewing
- Online marking and monitoring
- Digital assessment creation
- Awarding and statistical analysis
Paper production
For some specifications, whole papers are planned, drafted, agreed and managed from beginning to end.
Exam delivery
Our exams and non-exam assessments (NEA) are marked by 30,000 examiners and moderators. Progress and quality is monitored by groups of associates, starting with standardisation and regular checking of marking through to awarding – where grade boundaries are set and applied to each student’s mark.
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. Appropriate checks will therefore be made before offering any applicant a position where contact with children or adults at risk is a part of the role.
For more information on safeguarding at AQA please visit the AQA website here.
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