Vision
To protect the value of degree qualifications through independent, robust, standardised approaches to external examination.
Mission
Our mission is to support and enable external examiners to:
- protect standards across education through comparability and consistency
- professionalise as experts in independent, critical review who are committed to integrity and accountability
- promote the development and enhancement of transparent and inclusive curricula and assessment
- provide confidence that degrees awarded are a reliable reflection of graduate attainment
Ready to become an External Examiner?
If you are interested in becoming an external examiner in the UK or overseas, you can apply directly to the Higher Education Institution through their advertised vacancies. You can find a selection of those vacancies on our External Examiners UK job vacancies page or sign up to our mailing list to receive regular updates (join our mailing list via the contact us page).
Recruiters
If your institution utilises independent external examiners to satisfy the Office for Students requirements to have effective, independent oversight of academic standards, and to demonstrate that standards are reliable, consistent and comparable then recruiting and engaging high quality examiners is one of your institutional priorities.
External Examiners UK can provide:
- Free advertisement of your vacancy for 30 days
- Collation of applications and CVs delivered to you in one report, 2 working days post advertisement closure
- Promotion of your vacancy via our External Examiners UK network
International Recruiters
If you are an International Higher Education Provider, that is looking to establish a community of External Examiners to support your quality assurance processes please get in touch with us at enquiries@externalexaminersuk.org to discuss how we can support you.