Appointment as External Examiner Mentor to support a new colleague during their first year of appointment. Role included: • advising on approaches to moderation including applying criteria, assessing consistency of marking, sampling across grade boundaries, dealing with borderlines, fails • advising on dealing with draft examination papers, coursework titles, assessing the appropriateness of questions/titles in terms of coverage of topics/learning outcomes, level of challenge, rigour, ambiguity, fairness etc • advising on assessment processes within professional contexts • advising on the role and perspective of the External Examiner in Assessment Boards (in relation to moderation, extenuating circumstances, malpractice as appropriate) • advising on the context of verbal and written reports clarifying details, providing support and building confidence.