Exam Invigilator

Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2026

• Closing date

  4 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 October 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: £14.24 Annually (Actual) Salary £12.71 plus holiday pay - £14.24 total an hour

Exam Invigilator job summary

We are looking to expand our team of invigilators for our upcoming exam periods as detailed below. Successful candidates will have a genuine interest in supporting our students to perform to the best of their ability and will be required to:

• provide assistance with the setting-up of exam rooms

• promote a calm environment in which candidates feel relaxed and confident

• help to ensure that the right students are in the right places at the right time

• issue students with the correct papers, communicating vital information and ensuring they are equipped with the materials they need

• invigilate exams

• collect papers at the end of an exam

• work with our Exams Officer to ensure that regulations are adhered to

• monitor behaviour during exam sessions

• scribe for students who have Access Arrangements in place

• Attend appropriate training and regular refresher sessions.

Above all, we are looking for reliable, flexible and enthusiastic individuals with a calming influence and an eye for detail. The ability to communicate clearly and accurately with both students and staff is also key, as is the ability to follow set instructions both as part of a team and on an individual basis. Other qualities we are looking for include punctuality and a common sense approach.

You will be employed on a term time only, flexible basis during exam periods. Shift patterns will vary, but applicants will need to be available for am/pm sessions (with 8am and 12.30pm start times) during this academic year's exam season:

• 2nd - 13th November (won't be for this academic year but gives an idea of dates)
• 7th - 18th December (won't be for this academic year but gives an idea of dates)
• 22nd - 26th February 2027
• 12th - 23rd April 2027
• 26th - 30th April (practical exams) 2027
• 6th May - 25th June 2027

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 Katherine Warington School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1113 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Katherine Warington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/katherine-warington-school

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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