Exams Officer at Eden Park High School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2024/EPHS/78659
  Location
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
NCJ Scale 7 points 21-25 (36 hours, 44 weeks)
  Closing Date
Midday, 8th Jul 2024
  Start Date
September 2024
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
w/c 8 July 2024
   Interview Date(s)           w/c 8 July 2024
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About this Role

Based at Eden Park High School 

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.  

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.   

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.  

MAIN DUTIES: 

  • Maintain effective communication with Exam Board personnel, school staff, students and parents ensuring that all queries and appeals are dealt with efficiently meeting required deadlines. 

  • Responsible for operating cost effectively within an Examination budget. 

  • Manage and where required build relationships with external Examination Boards. 

  • To liaise with Heads of Departments with regards to the relevant exam boards and syllabuses studied to examination level. To establish the number of entries at each tier and to process entries, predicted grades and coursework marks, and submitting entries so that Exam Boards receive correct student entries on time. 

  • Responsible for the publication and distribution of exam timetables, procedures and exam board information including the resolution of clashes. 

  • Responsible for the preparation and distribution of exam timetables for Mock examinations, including the resolution of clashes. 

  • Access results of external examinations and manage the integration into the school MIS system. 

  • With the Deputy Head/ Data Manager to be responsible for the analysis of examinations and assessment data producing easily accessible information for teachers and learners 

  • Management of the conduct of all examinations ensuring that they meet with the regulations set out by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) covering all unitary exam bodies. 

  • To put in place the relevant examination policies for the school so that the examination system, rules, and regulations set by the awarding bodies and JCQ are clear to all members of staff in the school. 

  • Training of internal/ external invigilation. 

  • Collate and submit required information for controlled assessment and/or coursework as required to efficiently meet required deadlines. 

  • Manage the examinations team and external invigilators. 

  • Support the SENDCo with applying to awarding bodies for access arrangements where required for candidates and ensuring they are seated appropriately. 

  • Manage the daily running of external examinations, including ensuring the examination materials are in place for the start of the examination, collected, and dispatched after the examination in accordance with the appropriate regulations. 

  • Preparation and organisation of examination materials, including managing the secure storage of examination papers. 

  • To issue to all students taking exams an information pack with all JCQ regulations and the schools’ expectations of them, together with their examination timetable. 

  • Manage the checking and distribution of Examination results and certificates. 

  • Ensure all external and internal students have correct ULNs and UCI Numbers 

  • To support in building an efficient and accurate administrative team. 

  • To support with the collation and production of reports. 

  • To cover Reception, greeting visitors and receiving telephone calls as required. 

  • To supply administrative support using Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • To be involved in training/INSET activities as identified at annual review. 


*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. 

We look forward to hearing from you.   

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education. 


Contact Details

  Carina Cowper
  02039483864
  ccowper@eph.e21c.co.uk


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