About the role

Are you an experienced or a trainee Sociology teacher? Looking to build your CPD, share best practice with a community of subject experts and further inspire your teaching? AQA is recruiting A-level Sociology 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 between 100 and 135 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 Sociology 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 Sociology 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 between £1,051 and £1,348, which includes a £200 completion bonus, depending on your quota and paper.

What you need

• Preferably three full terms teaching Sociology at A-level within the last five years.
• We’re also considering applications from trainee teachers and ECTs, subject to requirements.
• A senior referee who can verify your relevant experience.
• Preferably a degree, teaching qualification or equivalent in Sociology or a related field.
• 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 standardisation and marking windows for your selected paper.

If you teach Sociology 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.