Assessment Design & Inclusion Lead

At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK , we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen. Assessment Design & Inclusion Lead  Permanent  Guildford: £55,000 - £61,400 Manchester: £52,800 - £59,000   Hybrid Working – min 2 days per week in office each week  Shape inclusive assessments that give every learner the opportunity to succeed. At AQA, assessment matters because it shapes futures. As our Assessment Design & Inclusion Lead, you'll play a key role in ensuring our assessments are fair, accessible and inclusive by design.  You'll use your expertise to influence qualification reform, assessment development and organisational practice, helping ensure hundreds of thousands of learners can demonstrate what they know and can do without unnecessary barriers. This is an opportunity to lead meaningful change at a national scale. You'll work with experts across assessment, research, product and qualification development to embed accessibility and inclusion principles into the heart of assessment design whilst helping AQA remain a recognised leader in high-quality assessment.  Purpose of the role  You'll lead initiatives that strengthen the accessibility, fairness and inclusion of AQA's assessments. Working across assessment design and development including digital assessment projects, you'll provide expert guidance that helps remove construct-irrelevant barriers and supports positive outcomes for diverse learner groups. Building on the insights you gain from establishing a specialist inclusion network, you'll influence stakeholders, champion best practice and drive evidence-based improvements that embed accessibility from the earliest stages of assessment design. What's in it for you? This is your chance to make a meaningful impact on the educational experiences of hundreds of thousands of learners. In this role, you will be able to support learners to be fairly assessed and demonstrate what they can do while continuing to develop your expertise in assessment, accessibility and inclusion. A 35-hour working week with flexible, hybrid working. 25 days' annual leave, rising to 30 days, plus Christmas closure days. A comprehensive benefits package including up to 18.5% combined pension contribution, Private Medical Insurance, healthcare support, wellbeing programmes and volunteering opportunities. You’ll be responsible for: Leading the development and implementation of inclusive assessment and universal design principles across AQA qualifications and assessments. Providing expert advice on accessibility, inclusion and assessment design. Analysing assessment evidence to identify and remove barriers for learners. Leading improvement projects while ensuring compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements. Developing initiatives to build organisational understanding of…