Job Description

Job Title: Education Test Developer - Maths/Science

Location: Brentford - West London

Hourly rate: 17.95p/h

Working hours: 9am to 5.30pm - 37.5hr week - hybrid

Start date/Duration: Jan 2025 till May 2025

Are you a maths or science graduate eager to share your knowledge and passion, working within an impressive EdTech organisation?

About the Role:

As the Education Test Developer you'll oversee the development and trialling of new questions for tests and assessments. This includes liaising with externals, ranging from freelance question writers to schools themselves. In addition to new content, you will contribute to the construction of live admissions tests by carrying out a range of QA checks including construction checks and end-user checks. The successful candidate will ideally have graduated in Maths or Science or have experience within Education within Maths or Science.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse question bank gaps based on customer needs, ensuring alignment with curriculum requirements for English and Maths
• Oversee freelancers (e.g., item writers, illustrators, and curriculum consultants) and provide clear question-writing briefs and guidelines
• Collaborate on the creation and review of innovative test questions, maintaining database quality and relevance
• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate trials for new content, liaising with schools for recruitment, logistics, and feedback
• Conduct QA checks on tests and contribute to quality-control documentation, ensuring adherence to standards like ISO9001

What We're Looking For:

• Attention to Detail: Precise and thorough, ensuring high-quality item development
• Analytical Skills: Understanding of psychometric tests and item performance statistics
• Problem Solver: Independent, with a knack for creating and implementing solutions
• Strong Communicator: Clear and effective with teams and external partners
• Organisational Skills: Excellent at managing time and juggling multiple tasks

If you are available to interview immediately and start early January 2025, able to commute to Brentford and have the relevant Maths or Science background, please apply now.

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We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.