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Tom Slade is listed as Head of Assessment at RSL Awards, a with 178 employees, based in United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Tom Slade.
Tom Slade previously worked as Qualifications and Assessment Manager at Rsl Awards and Qualifications & Assessment Manager at Rsl Awards. Tom Slade studied at University Of Oxford.
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I am an experienced senior leader with over 20 years of assessment experience, successfully delivering regulated qualifications to schools and colleges internationally. In my recent role as Head of Quality Improvement, reporting to the Vice President for Standards and Awards, my key achievements were: • Delivering qualification redevelopment during periods of governmental reform; ensuring that the qualifications were attractive, relevant, and could be delivered with high levels of accuracy.• Delivering the wholesale production of supporting assessment content to coincide with the launch of new qualifications, from content commissioning, through iterative development, and on-time delivery, including digital. • Delivering year-on-year improvements in the accuracy of assessment outcomes for qualifications delivered in the UK and internationally.• Leading the successful implementation of an annual Assessment Monitoring review which harnessed detailed statistics and expert judgement to drive improvements in qualification validity and reliability.• Successful on-time delivery of post results services for regulated and non-regulated qualifications during a period of significant regulatory upheaval.• Representing Pearson on cross-industry working groups to successfully deliver the instructions for the conduct of portfolio work.My skills and experience include:Assessment and content commissioning, iterative development, ongoing evaluation, and delivery, including digital.People management, including extensive experience of leading inter- and intra-organisation working groups.Line management of diverse teams of highly skilled individuals.Extensive experience of standards setting for regulated and non-regulated qualifications.Highly experienced in successfully delivering qualifications within a tightly regulated framework.Experience of qualification redevelopment.Design and delivery of long-term strategic plans.Digital transformation: onboarding teams to online marking, online training, and other tools to maximise the benefits of remote, online ways of working.
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Qualifications And Assessment Manager
Qualifications & Assessment Manager
Head Of Quality And Improvement
• Senior leader within the Assessment Division, the team responsible for the accurate and timely provision of assessment materials and learner results for General Qualifications (e.g. GCSEs and A levels), reporting to the director. • Line management of a team responsible for the accuracy of candidate results, fair and timely adjustment for disadvantaged candidates, and the accurate delivery of post results appeals services to deadline, budget, and revenue forecasts• Manager responsible for compliance with strict regulatory frameworks (Ofqual) and reporting• Member of a cross industry committee responsible for the compliant delivery of Non-Exam Assessment (teacher-assessed portfolio work)• Responsible for the accuracy and timely publication of assessment and CPD materials
Feb 2019 - Oct 2021
Assessment Content Manager
• Senior manager within the Assessment Division, responsible for the accuracy and delivery of post results publications and CPD• Manager responsible for the compliant delivery of wholescale qualification (GCSEs and A levels) redevelopment• Representative of Pearson Edexcel to a cross industry panel of assessment experts responsible for industry wide adherence to rules for Non-Exam Assessment
Nov 2013 - Feb 2019
Qualification Delivery And Award Manager (Qdam)
• Line manager for teams responsible for the delivery of accurate assessment materials and candidate results for a portfolio of GCSE and A level qualifications• Management of a large team of external contractors responsible for the creation of accurate assessment materials and for the accurate and timely assessment of learner work• Responsible for accurate and defensible grading of candidate results for a portfolio of qualifications• Leading qualification redevelopment initiatives as the assessment lead to ensure they are operationally feasible, conducive to accurate outcomes and well understood by customers• Accountable for the accuracy of assessment materials (e.g. question papers)• Ensuring that all activities are consistent with tightly prescribed regulatory frameworks.
Nov 2007 - Nov 2013
Assessment Lead, Wcq English And History
• Secondment to the team responsible for redeveloping qualifications during a period of governmental education reforms which overhauled the content and grading systems for general qualifications in the UK• Responsible as the assessment expert for English and history. • International content and assessment research and benchmarking• Driving the design of the proposed assessment models and presenting them to a senior audience
Jul 2012 - Mar 2013
Assessment Design Leader (Secondment)
Leadership of variety of projects including moving key business activities online and redesigning some of the major GCSE and A level qualifications
Dec 2005 - Oct 2007
Assessment Leader
• Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of a portfolio of general qualifications
Jan 2003 - Nov 2005
Assessment Co-Ordinator / Senior Assessment Co-Ordinator / Assessment Leader Procedures, Edexcel
• Responsible for the delivery of AEA History, GCE and GCSE Economics and Business, GCE Government and Politics.• Supporting the Assessment Leader in managing the exam cycle for GCE History.
May 2001 - Dec 2003
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Aidan Marshall
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Charlotte E.
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Anh Lữ Minh
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Aparna Rawat
Colleague at Rsl AwardsDelhi, India
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Aymar Middendorp
Colleague at Rsl AwardsThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Colleague at Rsl AwardsStocksfield, England, United Kingdom
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Neil J Hart
Colleague at Rsl AwardsBrighton, England, United Kingdom
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Luca Fagagnini
Colleague at Rsl AwardsAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Kate Smith
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S Priyan
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Aidan Marshall
Colleague at Rsl AwardsBrussels Metropolitan Area, Belgium
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Charlotte E.
Colleague at Rsl AwardsLondon, England, United Kingdom
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Anh Lữ Minh
Colleague at Rsl AwardsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Viet Nam
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Aparna Rawat
Colleague at Rsl AwardsDelhi, India
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Aymar Middendorp
Colleague at Rsl AwardsThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Georg Voros
Colleague at Rsl AwardsStocksfield, England, United Kingdom
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Neil J Hart
Colleague at Rsl AwardsBrighton, England, United Kingdom
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Luca Fagagnini
Colleague at Rsl AwardsAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Kate Smith
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Tom Slade works for RSL Awards.
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Tom Slade is listed as Head of Assessment at RSL Awards.
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Tom Slade is based in United Kingdom while working with RSL Awards.
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Tom Slade has worked for Rsl Awards, Pearson, Edexcel, and Edexcel Limited.
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Tom Slade's colleagues at RSL Awards include S Priyan, Aidan Marshall, Charlotte E., Anh Lữ Minh, and Aparna Rawat.
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Tom Slade studied at University Of Oxford.
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