About the role

Looking to build your CPD and further inspire your teaching? AQA is recruiting A-level History examiners for Summer 2027. 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.
• Mark around 100 A-level papers. 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 an A-level History 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 subject specialists. Share best practice and work alongside other History teachers and examiners, supported by an experienced team leader.
• Mark from home or school at times that suit you, with clear deadlines and ongoing support.
• Earn up to approximately £1,000, depending on the paper.

What you need

• At least three full terms’ teaching experience in History within the last five years.
• A senior referee who can verify your relevant experience.
• Preferably a degree, teaching qualification or equivalent in History.
• Take part 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 marking and standardisation period.

If you teach History 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.