Exam Invigilator

The Swan School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7WP

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th November 2026

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full time equivalent salary: £15.34 Hourly Hourly rate: £15.34 including holiday pay of 12.07% (2025/26 pay scales)

Exam Invigilator job summary

We are looking for reliable people to join our growing team of Exam Invigilators. You will play a key role in upholding the integrity and security of the examination process. This is a flexible role and you will be required to work during the main exam period in May and June as well as some days during internal assessments throughout the academic year on a casual basis. No previous experience is necessary, as training will be provided. Ideal candidates will be reliable, have a calm and organised attitude, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be a confident and a reassuring presence to candidates in exam rooms. Full details can be found in the attached job pack.

Casual Agreement

Flexible hours; by negotiation and agreement during the summer exams period in May and June, typical full days are 8.00am-5.00pm and half days 8.00am-12.30pm. As well as some weeks in November and February. We expect invigilators to be available for a minimum of 2 days per week during this period. Typical full working days during the exams period are 8.00am-5pm and half days 8.00am-12.30pm or 12.30pm-5pm.

About the school

The Swan School, part of the River Learning Trust, is Oxford’s first new secondary school for over 50 years, and opened in September 2019. When full, we will have approximately 1,200 students on roll, of whom around 300 will be in the Sixth Form. Our students are drawn from a local catchment area and the school is at the heart of the community.

Learning from the most successful approaches at the best schools, The Swan School provides a uniquely challenging and structured experience in a caring and disciplined environment. The ethos is academic; we regard an excellent academic education as the entitlement of all young people, no matter what their background or previous experiences of learning. Students are inspired and nurtured, acquiring the knowledge and skills to think critically and creatively. They will learn to be confident, resilient and ambitious, and will have high expectations in terms of their own achievements and their contribution to wider society.

Student outcomes at The Swan School are exceptional - in 2026 our GCSE Attainment 8 score was 59.4, meaning that students achieved almost 1.5 grades higher than the national average across their eight best subjects, including English and maths. In 2023, the school was graded as ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED for Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management, and Sixth Form. The Swan School is part of the River Learning Trust, which facilitates collaboration, professional development, and opportunities across a wide range of other highly successful schools.

The RLT Connection

The Swan School is proud to be part of the River Learning Trust (RLT). This collaborative culture provides our staff with enhanced professional development opportunities and the security of a large, successful trust while maintaining our school's unique identity.

How to Apply

Read more / apply: View the full job pack and submit your application via MyNewTerm.

Start a conversation: We welcome informal visits. Please contact Faye Cimmermanis (PA to Headteachers’) via headteacher@theswanschool.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school.

Talent Pool: Not the right time? Register with our Talent Pool to hear about new opportunities first. [https://mynewterm.com/school/The-Swan-School/147203]

River Learning Trust and The Swan School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. We conduct checks and online searches in accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For documentation, please see RLT Safer Recruitment Documents. Visit our website www.riverlearningtrust.org for up-to-date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour policies. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Note: We do not accept CVs; please apply via My New Term. We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Swan School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1057 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Swan School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-swan-school

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