Exam Invigilator

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY

22 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 December 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 November 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: £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) £14.11 per hour plus holiday pay

Exam Invigilator job summary

We are looking to appoint reliable, organised and professional Exam Invigilators to support the smooth and effective running of examinations within the school. You will help create a calm and well-managed examination environment, enabling students to demonstrate their knowledge and abilities under fair and consistent conditions.

Working as part of our examinations team, you will supervise students during examinations, distribute and collect examination materials, ensure instructions are followed and respond appropriately to any issues that arise. Full training will be provided, so previous invigilation experience is not essential. The role requires excellent attention to detail, punctuality, integrity and the confidence to apply examination procedures consistently.

Job Purpose

To support the effective, secure and orderly conduct of GCSE and other examinations within the school, ensuring that all candidates are provided with a calm, fair and appropriate environment in which to complete their examinations.

The Exam Invigilator will work under the direction of the Examinations Officer and senior invigilators, following the school's examination procedures and the requirements of the relevant awarding bodies and examinations regulations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Before Examinations

The postholder will:

• Assist with the preparation and setting up of examination rooms.
• Ensure examination desks, candidate information and materials are prepared appropriately.
• Help ensure candidates enter the examination room in an orderly manner and are seated correctly.
• Check candidate details and attendance as directed.
• Assist with the secure distribution of examination papers and authorised materials.
• Ensure candidates are aware of the conditions under which the examination will take place.

During Examinations

The postholder will:

• Supervise candidates throughout examinations in a professional and vigilant manner.
• Maintain a calm and appropriate examination environment.
• Ensure candidates comply with examination conditions and instructions.
• Be alert to possible malpractice, unauthorised materials or other irregularities and report concerns immediately.
• Respond appropriately to candidate queries without providing assistance that could compromise the integrity of the examination.
• Accompany candidates who are permitted to leave the examination room temporarily, where required.
• Support the implementation of approved access arrangements where instructed and appropriately trained.
• Respond calmly and appropriately to emergencies, illness or other incidents, following school procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and the security of examination materials at all times.

After Examinations

The postholder will:

• Ensure candidates leave the examination room in an orderly manner.
• Collect examination papers, scripts and other materials as instructed.
• Ensure scripts and examination materials are accounted for and handed securely to the designated member of staff.
• Assist with restoring examination rooms as required.
• Report any incidents, irregularities or concerns to the Examinations Officer.

Safeguarding

The postholder will:

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
• Follow the school's safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.
• Report safeguarding or welfare concerns immediately through the school's agreed procedures.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students.
• Complete required safeguarding and other mandatory training.

General Responsibilities

The postholder will:

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrate high standards of reliability, punctuality and professional conduct.
• Follow school policies relating to health and safety, safeguarding, equality and behaviour.
• Attend required briefings and training before undertaking invigilation duties.
• Work collaboratively with the Examinations Officer, other invigilators and school staff.
• Undertake other reasonable examination-related duties appropriate to the role.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake appropriate training before carrying out examination invigilation. Invigilators must follow the school's examination procedures and all instructions provided by the Examinations Officer.

This is a casual position, with hours offered according to the requirements of the school’s examination timetable. Applicants must be available to work during key examination periods, including GCSE examinations from May to June, summer Pre-public examinations are held during June and July, and winter pre-public examinations, usually take place from late November into early December. Working days and hours will vary according to the examination timetable and cannot be guaranteed.

Person Specification: Exam Invigilator

Essential

The successful candidate will:

• Have good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Be able to understand and follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be reliable, punctual and well organised.
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to remain calm, professional and attentive throughout examination periods.
• Be confident working with secondary-age students.
• Be able to apply examination rules and procedures consistently and fairly.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Be able to work effectively both independently and as part of an examination team.
• Demonstrate integrity, discretion and sound judgement.
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Be willing to undertake all required examination, safeguarding and school training.
• Be flexible and available to work during examination periods.

Desirable

It would be beneficial for candidates to:

• Have previous experience of working with children or young people.
• Have experience of working within a secondary school or educational environment.
• Have previous experience of examination invigilation or examination administration.
• Have an understanding of the importance of examination security and confidentiality.
• Have experience of working within clearly defined procedures or regulated environments.

Personal Qualities

Candidates should be:

• Reliable and punctual, particularly because examinations operate to strict timings.
• Calm and confident, including when dealing with unexpected situations.
• Observant and attentive, with the ability to maintain concentration throughout an examination.
• Fair and consistent when applying rules.
• Professional and discreet, particularly when handling confidential examination information.
• Flexible, with availability that can respond to the requirements of the examination timetable.

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.

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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 King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 815 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-king-s-norton-school-for-boys

At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey and, with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today. We maintain the best of these traditions and enhance them with the latest educational practice; this provides us with a blend of traditional values with a forward-looking approach to learning.

We are part of the King Edward VI Multi Academy Trust, which is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham. The trust supports the school in our shared aim and values; to make Birmingham the best place to be educated.

To achieve this it is essential that we add value, academically, personally and culturally to our students journey. We are proud of our curriculum, teaching, learning and the results they enable our students to achieve. We are proud of our students and the way they develop as individuals through their interactions and experiences. We are proud of the range of opportunities that we offer which take our students out of their comfort zone and help them to build character, self-worth and resilience.

Aspiration is essential to all of this; it is the key to continually striving for improvement. Our motto is:

“Humani Semper Contendimus”. – ‘we humans are always striving’

It drives us in providing the highest quality, well-rounded education for the boys we serve.

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