Religious Studies GCSE examiner

Are you an experienced or a trainee Religious Studies teacher?

Looking to build your CPD, share best practice with a community of subject experts and further inspire your teaching? AQA is recruiting GCSE examiners for Religious Studies for summer 2026. 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 190 exam 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 a GCSE Religious Studies 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 Religious Studies 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.
• Estimated earnings approximately £1,000 depending on paper and quota.

What you need

• Preferably three full terms teaching Religious Studies within the last five years. We’re also considering applications from trainee teachers and ECTs for Religious Studies, subject to requirements.
• A senior referee who can verify your relevant experience.
• Preferably a degree, teaching qualification or equivalent in Religious Studies 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.

Please note key dates for 2026

GCSE

Paper 2

A

Thematic Studies.

Standardisation window

3 and 4 June.

Marking window

5 June to 6 July.

If you teach Religious Studies 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