Great ‘Bit On The Side’ Hunt

cooldudecol

Aren't invigilators just people who hand out and collect exam papers and make sure there's no cheating going on? I don't think they do any marking.

aliwatts

cooldudecol wrote:

Aren't invigilators just people who hand out and collect exam papers and make sure there's no cheating going on? I don't think they do any marking.

Thanks for that, I wouldnt be any good then would I, since I dont even know the difference!

Think I will give it a try though and write to my local schools, they can only say no can't they?

Thanks again.

Ali

Batgirl

Sorry to add to the bombardment you have had Lynne, But do you know of any in Cumbria?

JollyNolly

cooldudecol wrote:

Aren't invigilators just people who hand out and collect exam papers and make sure there's no cheating going on? I don't think they do any marking.

That's right - invigilators would most likely also have to pack up papers ready to be returned to the exam boards, who then send them out again to markers/examiners. From my experience as a teacher, invigilators have to be good at coping with boredom - in some exams you put everything out on the desks before the students come into the room, start the exam when they are all there and counted, then stand around, occasionally walking up and down for a couple of hours. In the old days you used to have to give out fresh sheets of paper, graph paper, etc., but these days everything tends to be done in answer booklets, so there is far less for the invigilator to do. I knew a teacher who would spend his time estimating the number of bricks in the walls of the gym where the examination was going on!

aliwatts

JollyNolly wrote:

That's right - invigilators would most likely also have to pack up papers ready to be returned to the exam boards, who then send them out again to markers/examiners. From my experience as a teacher, invigilators have to be good at coping with boredom - in some exams you put everything out on the desks before the students come into the room, start the exam when they are all there and counted, then stand around, occasionally walking up and down for a couple of hours. In the old days you used to have to give out fresh sheets of paper, graph paper, etc., but these days everything tends to be done in answer booklets, so there is far less for the invigilator to do. I knew a teacher who would spend his time estimating the number of bricks in the walls of the gym where the examination was going on!

I think I could cope with the boredom if I was getting paid !

Can somebody enlighten me as to what the £2 club is and how you join the DFW club?

Thanks

smileyt_2

I send and receive mail for https://www.world-mail-panel.com - they are a market research company testing how fast letters zip from one country to another. I get £15 'Love 2 Shop' vouchers per month. It all adds up - I use them to buy pressies with, or to treat myself to the occasional magazine. You hve to sign up at their website and if they need people in your area they will contact you.

princess

yup, exam invigilators hand out and collect papers, hand out rulers, calculators, tissues etc, move people into and out of the exam room, take people to the toilet, nothing too taxing really and no marking involved.

aliwatts

smileyt wrote:

I send and receive mail for https://www.world-mail-panel.com - they are a market research company testing how fast letters zip from one country to another. I get £15 'Love 2 Shop' vouchers per month. It all adds up - I use them to buy pressies with, or to treat myself to the occasional magazine. You hve to sign up at their website and if they need people in your area they will contact you.

Thats sounds like quite a good idea, I will give it a go.What sort of things can you buy from Love2Shop? Thanks

bizzy_lizzie

I have just signed up with Pigsback, as you seem to be able to get a Pizza Hut £10 vouchers for a bit of clicking about !
Are there any more sites like this or similar where I bascially get something for very little effort ! ( i am not lazy, honest, just thought this is the sort of thing i could do in my lunch break for a few extra beans) :j

Thanks
BL

smileyt_2

They are valid at lots of high street shops like whsmith, argos, la senza - type love2shop in google and see if it takes you to their site as I know they have a full list of stores they are valid at.