Denise Edens Email & Phone Number

Kings Langley, England, United Kingdom

Leading an awarding organisation within an industry training board. Setting up new qualification development and review processes. Updating knowledge test question banks.

Kings Langley, England, United Kingdom

I was AO Ops and Regulation Manager and then Interim Head of AO and Responsible Officer for 9 months, leading the AO team at ECITB. I grew the team and improved the qualification development process.

Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Services include: - Qualification development and review - Assignments and examination item writing and reviewing - Training staff on qualification development, assessment and gradingPast projects include: - development of Technical Awards, End Point Assessments and vocational qualifications - writing language assessment materials for Chartered Institute of Linguists and MoD - development of coaching pathway requirements for England and Wales Cricket Board - delivering training events for FAB members on how to develop a new qualification - supporting AOs with compliance, operations and awarding.

Bishop’S Stortford, England, United Kingdom

Managed the assessment and quality assurance of membership and qualifications at the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). Created and rolled out new processes for membership assessment. Two months as Acting Head of Awarding Organisation and Responsible Officer.

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Led team of external writers to develop and review qualifications and assignments for international and UK centres. Continuous improvement of policies and procedures.

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Managed assessment and quality assurance of vocational qualifications in international and UK centres. Trained centres in assessment and internal quality assurance.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

I developed and implemented a system to elicit and evaluate ideas for new products and services for international students including digital badges and new courses.

Luton

As leader of the AO and Responsible Officer I initiated a strategic move away from large examined qualifications to smaller, more flexible, verified qualifications, and led the development of new qualifications and published support materials which proved popular with centres. I led on the endorsement of sales training programmes for companies such as Mercedes-Benz Finance and Hilti.

London

I held a number of roles at Edexcel which became known as Pearson, the UK's largest awarding organisation. Pearson offers academic and vocational qualifications worldwide.- Product and Project Manager - I managed the development of the suite of GCSE specifications and sample assessment materials via a large cross-company team. - Pilots Project Leader - I developed and piloted the Extended Project- Assessment Development Manager - I advised Qualifications Development Leaders on assessment models to redevelop suites of vocational GCSEs and A levels- Assessment Leader - I led large teams of examiners and moderators to deliver Modern Languages GCSEs, A Levels and GNVQs. I trained new examiners and ran standardisation and awarding meetings.

Finchley, London

I led the Modern Languages team of teachers and classroom assistants to deliver French and German KS3 and KS4 classes, develop new schemes of work and share lesson plans and teaching resources.

Stanmore, London

I taught German and Spanish and led the German teaching team. I mentored new teachers and initiated a project to share teaching materials to reduce the lesson preparation burden on individual teachers. I led trips to Germany.I represented the Modern Languages department on the school Assessment Working Group, igniting my interest in fair assessment. I introduced Spanish to the curriculum.

Pgce, German, Pass

Activities and Societies: Project in teaching English as a Second LanguageWork experience at Finchley Catholic High School for Boys

Ba (Hons), German And Italian, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Year abroad studying at the Universities of Pisa in Italy and Mannheim in Germany. I also worked in a hotel.