We calculate on the basis of what they actually do as follows -

£25 per exam paper modulated
50p per script reviewed
50p per assessed essay reviewed
£25 per MA dissertation reviewed
£50 per Board attended

I think the balance is a bit wrong but it what I inherited! We end up paying our externals quite a hefty sum but we ask quite a lot of them as we do not have any internal third markers in the case of adjudication etc. I make them work quite hard for their money so on the whole I am happy with the arrangements.

Sue Lawry
Records & Assessment Supervisor
Courtauld Institute of Art


-----Original Message-----
From: ARC Assessment Practitioners Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Greenwood, Helen
Sent: 17 December 2010 09:07
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Subject: External Examiners - Payment

Dear All,

We are currently reviewing the External Examiner process here at the University of Leicester, and specifically the payment of External Examiners.

At present fees are allocated as follows: 

A single budget for undergraduate External Examiners' fees is fixed annually and held centrally. It is assigned to departments annually by the Academic Registrar on a subject-by-subject basis, summarised as follows:

£200 flat rate payment for each examiner
£10 per finalist

There is a fee of £250 for non-subject based External Examiners (for example, for the B.A. degree in Combined Studies).

Departments are consulted as to the distribution of the fee between their examiners, and the examiners are notified of the agreed sum by the Examinations Office. The fee is paid to the examiner upon receipt of confirmation from the Vice-Chancellor's Office that a report has been submitted.

I would be grateful if you could provide feedback on how fees are calculated in your Institution. I am happy to collate and distribute responses on request. 

With many thanks and best wishes,
Helen.



Helen Greenwood
Examinations Officer 
Student and Academic Services 
University of Leicester 
University Road 
Leicester LE1 7RH

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