The Australian Council for Educational Research has been appointed to manage the marking of the NSW Department of Education Year 6 Check-in Writing assessment student responses.
The Year 6 Check-in Writing assessment will be held in ACER’s marking centre located in Alexandria, Sydney.
No previous experience in large-scale marking operations is necessary however, preference will be given to primary teachers and secondary literacy-trained teachers, and experienced markers of literacy assessments.
Marking is scheduled to take place over a three-week period during September/October 2023.
Compulsory Training for all markers will take place at ACER Alexandria on Saturday 16 September, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
18 September to 22 September (day and evening sessions).
Day sessions: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Evening sessions: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm (subject to interest)
Markers employed for week 1 day and evening sessions will be expected to continue marking the day sessions in Weeks 2 and 3.
25 September to 6 October (Day session only).
Day sessions: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
To accommodate practising teachers, evening sessions are planned for week 1. These evening sessions will run subject to interest.
Marking commences:
Please refer to the marking schedule for intended marking days.
Applicants are required to familiarise themselves with the conditions of employment, and role descriptions available for download by clicking on the links below.
Applications are now open and can be made online until 11.59 pm, Friday 28 July 2023.
All enquiries should be directed to ACERMarking@acer.org or please leave a message on voicemail 02 8338 6806.
For further information and application details:
Applications can be made between Monday 29 May and Friday 28 July 2023, until 11:59 pm.
Applications have now closed