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Are you a past HSC student with strengths in Maths, Business Studies, Chemistry or Physics?
Do you want to be play an important role in this year's BoS Trials which are referenced by many students, teachers and tutors across the state?
Every year we host the BoS trial exam events in early October (see the 2022 and 2023 threads). This is usually an in-person event where we invite students to practice an unseen trial paper (written by us) under simulated exam conditions. Last year, we ran the BoS trials for Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Business Studies and Physics.
Behind the scenes there are multiple people who volunteer time out of their busy lives to write the trial exam content, run the event and mark student responses. These people are crucial in helping make the event a success to the benefit of the HSC student community every year. Unlike many other sites that may have commercial/monetary interests, the BoS trials are run by a team of volunteers that are all about helping the student community.
Once again this year, we need some help
. We are looking for people to fill the following volunteering roles in the BoS Trials team. Details are below.
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1. Markers (and authors) for the Maths BoS Trials
Our infamous Maths BoS Trials have been going on for 10+ years and in recent years we have had a shortage of markers. This is because there is often a short time between the event and the actual HSC Maths exams which makes the marking and solution writing process quite intensive and is constrained by the number of people who are available to help. This is not something that the exam authors can do themselves.
We are therefore looking for markers who will:
Ideally, we would like people with the following:
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
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2. Markers (and authors) for the Business Studies BoS Trials
We ran the Business Studies BoS trials for the first time in 2023 with great success! We hope to continue this in 2024, but this time we need markers to help out given the limited availability of our exam author to do this task.
We are looking for markers who will:
Ideally, we would like people with the following:
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
________________________________________________________________
3. Authors AND markers for the Chemistry and Physics BoS trials
Last year we were unable to hold the Chemistry BoS trials, but we held the first ever Physics BoS trials in 2023. We would like to hold them this year, but we are under-resourced for both these subjects.
We are looking for trial exam authors AND markers who will:
How to apply:
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
PS: Note that we are looking for multiple people across both Chemistry and Physics. If we are unable to find enough suitable people by then, the Chemistry and Physics BoS trial exams will NOT go ahead this year...
________________________________________________________________
In summary, if you are suitably qualified and want to contribute substantially to helping our HSC student community with a short-term project then you are highly encouraged to apply. Look forward to hearing from you.
Please also forward this to anyone you know who could be a suitable candidate and may be interested in helping out as well...
Do you want to be play an important role in this year's BoS Trials which are referenced by many students, teachers and tutors across the state?
Every year we host the BoS trial exam events in early October (see the 2022 and 2023 threads). This is usually an in-person event where we invite students to practice an unseen trial paper (written by us) under simulated exam conditions. Last year, we ran the BoS trials for Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Business Studies and Physics.
Behind the scenes there are multiple people who volunteer time out of their busy lives to write the trial exam content, run the event and mark student responses. These people are crucial in helping make the event a success to the benefit of the HSC student community every year. Unlike many other sites that may have commercial/monetary interests, the BoS trials are run by a team of volunteers that are all about helping the student community.
Once again this year, we need some help
. We are looking for people to fill the following volunteering roles in the BoS Trials team. Details are below.________________________________________________________________
1. Markers (and authors) for the Maths BoS Trials
Our infamous Maths BoS Trials have been going on for 10+ years and in recent years we have had a shortage of markers. This is because there is often a short time between the event and the actual HSC Maths exams which makes the marking and solution writing process quite intensive and is constrained by the number of people who are available to help. This is not something that the exam authors can do themselves.
We are therefore looking for markers who will:
- Read and understand the student responses provided (usually around 40ish students for each subject)
- Assess and determine the marks awarded in line with our provided solutions and guidance
Ideally, we would like people with the following:
- achieved a comfortable band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 2
- tutored students in HSC Maths
- studied/studying Maths (or related) at university
- must be physically available in first two weeks of October to collect and mark student responses
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
________________________________________________________________
2. Markers (and authors) for the Business Studies BoS Trials
We ran the Business Studies BoS trials for the first time in 2023 with great success! We hope to continue this in 2024, but this time we need markers to help out given the limited availability of our exam author to do this task.
We are looking for markers who will:
- Read and understand the student responses provided (usually around 20ish students)
- Assess and determine the marks awarded in line with our provided marking guidelines
Ideally, we would like people with the following:
- achieved a comfortable band 6 in HSC Business Studies
- tutored students in HSC Business Studies
- studied/studying Business/Commerce (or related) at university
- must be physically available in first three weeks of October to collect and mark student responses
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
________________________________________________________________
3. Authors AND markers for the Chemistry and Physics BoS trials
Last year we were unable to hold the Chemistry BoS trials, but we held the first ever Physics BoS trials in 2023. We would like to hold them this year, but we are under-resourced for both these subjects.
We are looking for trial exam authors AND markers who will:
- Come up with questions and develop this year's trial paper (with our guidance on how to design the questions, but the ideas are all yours!)
- Write up the solutions and marking guidelines to their questions
- Mark student responses to the questions (usually around 30ish students) with support from us where feasible
- achieved a comfortable band 6 in HSC Chemistry or HSC Physics
- tutored students in HSC Chemistry or HSC Physics (ideally for multiple years)
- studied/studying Chemistry or Physics (or related) at university
- must be available throughout ALL of late July to late October to develop the paper and physically collect/mark the student responses (i.e. cannot just be writing and not marking)
How to apply:
If this sounds like you, please send me a PM here outlining your expression of interest, including academic background/experience and availability before 30 June 2024.
PS: Note that we are looking for multiple people across both Chemistry and Physics. If we are unable to find enough suitable people by then, the Chemistry and Physics BoS trial exams will NOT go ahead this year...
________________________________________________________________
In summary, if you are suitably qualified and want to contribute substantially to helping our HSC student community with a short-term project then you are highly encouraged to apply. Look forward to hearing from you.
Please also forward this to anyone you know who could be a suitable candidate and may be interested in helping out as well...
