Exams Officer - London

About Us

At Harris Academy Tottenham, we instil an ethos of hard work, dedication and commitment to learning, through our Academy values. These are: To ENDEAVOUR is to strive for your goals, through maintaining the highest expectations of ourselves. To ENJOY is to take delight and pleasure in the learning process; To gain a feeling of success through relentless passion and drive. To EXCEL is to achieve your full potential, through mastery of concepts and an ambition to be the best you can be. At Harris Academy Tottenham, we are innovative, open and collaborative. We would like fellow innovators, passionate pedagogists and creative class leaders to join us during this exciting time. With a dedicated SLT team on hand for support and guidance, there are a multitude of CPD opportunities to thrive on. You can expect to be a part of a fantastic team of dedicated teachers and support staff as well as an attentive, supportive work culture. Our brand-new facilities allow us to continue expanding our curriculum offer, ensuring students' experiences are both varied and enriching. The premises has undergone a comprehensive programme of refurbishment, and reached completion in May 2019. Our new Sports Block opened in May 2019, and has fantastic facilities including a Sports Hall, Activity Studio, Multi Use Game Areas. Having been recognised as Outstanding by OFSTED in January 2023, we are excited to have new members of staff join us in delivering transformative learning experiences. The inspectors commented that learning is the business of the day and that sentiment underpins all that we do. Since then, the school continues to grow and strive for the highest standards. At our Academy, children will develop their academic scholarship alongside their character; becoming citizens who are a credit to their local community. We provide an extensive extracurricular programme to allow students to develop as a well-rounded person, ready and prepared to embark upon whichever pathway they desire. That is only possible through the partnership that exists between families and colleagues and partners at the academy. We are incredibly proud of the close relationships that develop between colleagues, parents, governors and pupils, and indeed they are central to all that we do.

Summary

Do you have experience working within a school environment, overseeing examinations? We are currently looking to appoint an Examinations Officer to join our thriving academy in supporting the management and organisation of examinations at Harris Academy Tottenham. The actual salary for this role will be £31,677.68 (37.5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year).

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Responsibility for all public examinations and internal assessment, including organisation of entries, organisation of examination sessions and all communications with examination boards.
• Liaison between exam boards and relevant staff.
• Circulation of information and instructions from examination boards to all relevant staff.
• Planning, updating and distributing an annual calendar of external and internal examinations.
• Recruitment, induction and training of invigilators.
• Deployment of invigilators with regard to budget costs.
• Checking and overseeing the distribution of certificates.
• Providing facilities for external students if appropriate.
• In liaison with the Student Support Services, organising appropriate support for candidates with special needs.
• Collecting syllabus requirements, entries coursework marks and estimated grades from relevant staff.
• Checking that sufficient quantities of papers are ordered, received and that procedures for storage of papers are adhered to.
• Ensuring halls are set up appropriately.
• Setting up the examination room provision, including any equipment.
• Collecting scripts and keeping these securely until sent to examination board.
• Keeping certificates of posting and other important certification relating to security of examinations.
• Collection, collation and distribution of examination results.
• Processing special consideration requests.
• Keeping accurate accounts of any fees paid by students.
• Providing entries lists to relevant staff for checking.
• Creating and distributing examination timetable for internal and external assessments.
• Ensuring all students are given their statements of entry and are informed of the dates and times of their examinations.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent.
• Degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the examination system and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft software.
• Knowledge of National curriculum.
• Three years experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Strong database skills, with the ability to produce user friendly data.
• The ability to recruit, organise and manage exam invigilators.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level. In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation. Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.