Pearson PLC
Rogerstone, UK
PIRLS 2026 - Welsh Language Scorer (Marker) Job Description Background The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, known as PIRLS is an international comparative study that assesses and compares the reading performance of pupils at about age 10, or year five in England, every five years across about 60 countries. It provides internationally comparative data on pupils' achievement in reading, and how their performance is related to their attitudes, gender and background. Find out more about PIRLS at (url removed) Pearson is appointed as the National Centre to administer PIRLS 2026 in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Purpose & Responsibilities The PIRLS 2026 Main Study is taking place during May-July 2026, and we are looking for suitable candidates to carry out the scoring of the pupil responses to the PIRLS reading assessments in Welsh and English. Responses in PIRLS are assigned a score rather than a mark. Detailed scoring guides and...
