Exam Access Coordinator in Long Sutton

Overview

Directorate: Pastoral and Academic Support

Responsible to: Senior Head of SEN and Inclusion

Location: On Campus

Contract: 24 months FTC, 2 days per week, term-time plus 4 weeks

Salary: £27,225 per annum

Role outline and purpose

The Exam Access Arrangements Assessor (EAA) at LWC is responsible for identifying, assessing, and coordinating appropriate exam access arrangements for students with additional needs, ensuring that all arrangements are fair, student-centred, and fully compliant with JCQ and awarding body regulations. Working collaboratively with the SENCo, teaching staff, house staff, parents, and external professionals, the EAA gathers and maintains robust evidence of need, oversees assessments, submits applications within required deadlines, and ensures arrangements reflect students’ normal way of working across academic and pastoral settings. The role also supports LWC’s inclusive ethos by providing guidance and training to staff, reviewing and monitoring arrangements regularly, and maintaining accurate records to ensure consistency, compliance, and best practice across the school.

Role Responsibilities

• Identification and Assessment
  • Coordinate the screening and assessment process for students who may require access arrangements (e.g., dyslexia, learning difficulties, medical needs, physical disabilities, anxiety).
  • Work with SENCOs, teachers, parents, and external specialists to gather evidence of need.
  • Be involved in communication with the other departments of the school and parents at all stages to ensure EAA is understood and implemented.
  • Carry out EAA assessments or ensure assessments are carried out by suitably qualified professionals (e.g., specialist assessors).
  • Communicate with parents about pupils on an ‘as-needs-be’ basis (either by email or face-to-face).
  • Liaise with pupils on their EAA.
• Compliance and Administration
  • Ensure full compliance with JCQ and awarding body regulations.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, including Form 8s, assessor reports, history of need, and normal way of working evidence.
  • Submit applications for EAAs within required deadlines.
• Training and Guidance
  • Provide training to staff on access arrangement rules and best practice.
  • Communicate with teachers to ensure EAA students receive their arrangements in classroom assessments (“normal way of working”).
• Monitoring and Review
  • Keep records up to date and review EAAs annually or as needed.
  • Monitor student progress and ensure ongoing eligibility.
  • Conduct internal audits to ensure processes are secure and compliant.

Appointment Process and How To Apply

Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform. The closing date for applications is midnight on 16th January 2026 with interviews taking place on 28th January 2026. The college reserves the right to close the role early. Please note 2 references will be required prior to interview. Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact Dr Brigitte Wood, woodb@lordwandsworth.org.

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. Appointments will be made subject to receipt of two satisfactory references (prior to interview) and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. We are an equal opportunities employer.