Why become an examiner?

Case study

Newly qualified teacher

Ellen Seymour is a newly qualified teacher of English. She heard about the opportunities for examining while at University. Although her first year in a school is very busy, she feels that examining will help develop her teaching skills and she has the support of her head of department who is a senior examiner. She has also heard about the changes to the examination system related to functional skills in English and wants to get on the inside track for the future.