At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage exams, coordinate schedules, and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Company: Supportive secondary school in Hertfordshire with a focus on student success.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, dedicated consultant support, and access to CPD training.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Play a crucial role in students' academic journeys and gain valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Experience in exams administration and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
School Exams Officer – Secondary School
Teach Now is seeking an organised and detail-focused School Exams Officer to manage the effective delivery of internal and external examinations at a supportive secondary school in Hertfordshire.
This important position requires accuracy, discretion and excellent forward planning.
You will coordinate examination processes across KS3, KS4 and KS5, ensuring pupils, staff and invigilators are fully prepared and all arrangements comply with current JCQ and awarding‑body regulations.
The Role
- Coordinating examination entries, timetables, seating plans and candidate information.
- Liaising with awarding bodies, senior leaders, teachers, the SENCO and administrative staff.
- Ensuring examination rooms, papers and materials are prepared securely and correctly.
- Recruiting, briefing and coordinating examination invigilators.
- Managing access arrangements and ensuring approved support is in place.
- Maintaining accurate examination records and meeting all submission deadlines.
- Overseeing the secure receipt, storage and distribution of examination materials.
- Supporting results days, post‑results services and certificate administration.
- Responding calmly and professionally to unexpected issues during examination periods.
About You
- Previous experience in examinations administration or a similar school‑based administrative role.
- Knowledge of JCQ regulations and examination procedures.
- Excellent organisation, accuracy and time‑management skills.
- Confidence handling sensitive and confidential information.
- Strong IT and data‑management skills; experience with school systems or examination software is desirable.
- The ability to work independently while communicating effectively with pupils, staff and external organisations.
- A calm, dependable approach during busy examination periods.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification.
Benefits
- Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
- Offer an excellent refer a friend scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
- Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.
- Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in‑house team of experienced senior leaders.
- Recruitment & Compliance
Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination.
Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.
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Exams Officer employer: Teach Now Limited
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