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  • Closing date

    11 July 2026 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    8 September 2025

Job details

Job role

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Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Casual

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.65 Hourly plus holiday pay £1.52

Exam Invigilator job summary

About the role

Casual role

The post holder will help organise students at the start and end of each exam while maintaining a calm and supportive environment. You will provide the correct information and material to ensure the successful completion of the exam, ensuring the correct exam procedure is being followed. Whilst not disrupting candidates, you will need to remain vigilant at all times, dealing with any disturbances to the exam and refer suspected instances of malpractice to the Data and Exam Officer.

  • To report to the immediate supervisor (or other designated person) any problems relating to student behaviour, equipment, materials, whole school related matters.
  • Maintain a calm and supportive environment
  • Help organise students at the start and end of each exam
  • Provide correct information and material for the successful completion of the exam
  • Ensure conduct takes place within the set guidelines and ensure students are fully equipped for the exam
  • Remain vigilant at all times,avoiding disruptions
  • Mark attendance register
  • Be familiar with the School’s associated policies and procedures

To see the full break down of responsibilities of the role please see the Job Description/ person specification

About our Academy

King Edward VI Academy has a strong sense of purpose and are fervently committed to the achievement of every individual. We aim to provide a high-quality education in a safe, happy, caring and focused environment. We encourage all students to embody our values of ambition and aspiration, courage and resilience and honesty and respect. We are intent on developing a love of learning amongst our students, offering them a broad and balanced curriculum, enhanced by a range of enrichment activities designed to support their personal growth. We encourage all students to take responsibility for their own learning.

We are ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We are very proud of our community and believe we offer something exciting for those who join us. We have the privilege of working in a stimulating and dynamic school that, combined with our co-educational ethos and smaller size, engenders a culture that genuinely cherishes individuality, aims to instil creativity and independence and celebrates open-minded thinking. Underpinned by our values, we are student focused and we believe that there are no limits for outstanding learning and outstanding achievement. We have high expectations of our students and staff, high aspirations for them and demonstrate complete belief in them all. Low level disruption is rare at KEVI and students are polite and respectful.

The academy is based in Spilsby, an historic market town nestling between the beautiful Lincolnshire coastline and the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds. It is also within driving distance of several Market towns and the larger towns of Boston, Grimsby and the city of Lincoln. The academy is currently attracting students from a wide catchment area from Skegness, the surrounding area and as far as Boston, Alford and Louth.

Salary & Benefits

  • NJC 2, £12.65 per hour + £1.52 holiday pay
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
  • Awards and Recognition Scheme
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Benefits Platform
    • discounts on car leasing
    • holiday discounts
    • cinema tickets
    • restaurant booking discounts
    • Cycle to Work Scheme

    Who we are looking for

    • English and Mathematics Qualification at GCSE or equivalent level
    • Experienced in working with children before
    • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
    • Use of initiative and self motivation, carry yourself in a professional and polite manner
    • Commitment to promoting equality and diversity
    • Providing an inclusive and cooperative environment in which all students and individuals feel respected and able to give their best
    • Committed to promoting the safety and welfare of all children and creating a safe environment in which children can learn
    • Understanding of OFSTED and relevant DRET policies and procedures

    About The David Ross Education Trust

    The David Ross Education Trust mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.

    Broadening the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.

    Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.

    Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 35 schools between London and Yorkshire, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas. We have an all through school in London based on the Olympic Park as well as a special school in Lincolnshire which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.

    We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

    Apply now

    To complete our on-line application form, please use the ‘apply now’ tab.

    Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.

    The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

    It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.

    The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.

    All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.

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

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About King Edward VI Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
380 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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King Edward VI Academy is a mixed, mainstream, secondary school in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. It caters to students aged 11 to 18 with a PAN of 520 students. Places are in high demand at our popular Academy leading to us being consistently well oversubscribed in every year group.

King Edward VI Academy opened in September 2012 and is sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust. It started as two separate schools, the King Edward VI Grammar School, which opened in 1550, and Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1954. The schools were combined in 1991 and began as a Humanities College and is a co-educational bi-lateral secondary school with a sixth form.

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