Exam Officer
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0DR15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
15 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,269.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (Actual) 37 hours - term time plus training days plus 1 weeks (40 weeks)
Exam Officer job summary
We are looking for a strong professional to join our experienced and incredibly supportive Raising Standards Team. We are looking for someone who believes (as we do!) that whatever your starting point in life, this should not dictate your future destination. We want someone who believes in social mobility. Someone so passionate about inclusivity that they can instill, within our pupils, an appreciation for attending and engaging to achieve, no matter what the setting!
We are seeking to appoint an Examinations Officer to work with the Data Manager to support the delivery of all information related to examination entries and examination results to all stakeholders i.e. parents, students and staff.
The successful candidate will work alongside an experienced team of senior leaders and working with the Data Manager Manager to ensure accuracy of data recording across all cohorts and will be joining us at a very exciting stage in our journey of becoming the school of choice for families in the Wednesbury area.
This role would suit an enthusiastic professional who is looking to join a team of like-minded individuals to play a key role in being part of our Raising Standards team and be able to effectively lead on managing, planning and delivery of all external examinations and formal internal mock examinations in accordance with exam board guidance and adhering to JCQ regulations. The successful candidate will also provide support the delivery of all information related to exam entries and exam results to all stakeholder. A core purpose of this role will be to support the raising of attainment and progress levels through the delivery of external examinations, in accordance with JCQ guidelines and school policy, and internal mock examination schedules. In addition, the successful candidate will also play a vital role in supporting the accuracy of assessment data through the documenting and verification of all qualifications.
You will be joining a popular and heavily oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). We have also developed a base on site to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. Furthermore, our small and bespoke sixth form provision (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.
We are an outward facing school and work closely with our local community – families, schools, businesses and community groups, with whom we share a common priority - our pupils are front, back and centre of every single decision we make at WOA.
At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.
We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum, SEND and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. Every single member of our team teaches at Wodensborough and this includes the Principal. We passionately believe that good teaching plays one of the most important roles in shaping and creating successful futures for our young people.
Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust. OAT is one of the largest and longest standing trusts in the school system and is guided by our founder, Peter Murray’s belief that every child deserves the chance to thrive.
Our schools are located across a diverse range of communities, each with its own unique character, strengths and challenges. Joining the OAT family means embracing a community that values collaboration, professional growth, and the pursuit of excellence.
We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. We truly believe that what we do in our classrooms changes lives. Why not come in, meet the team and join us on our journey?
For an informal tour of the Academy please contact us to book your chosen time and day!
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Commitment to safeguarding
Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children, and we expect everyone who works in our academy to share this commitment. The Child protection and safeguarding policy sets out how Wodensborough Ormiston Academy will deliver these responsibilities.
The policy must be read in conjunction with the statutory guidance documents ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (September 2023), ‘Working together to safeguard children’ (July 2018), a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
We also follow the procedures set out by the Sandwell MBC, Sandwell
Children’s Trust, West Midlands Police and Sandwell’s Clinical Commissioning Group.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1184 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
We are a popular and oversubscribed 11–16 mainstream school with the additional expertise and facilities to include two focused SEND provisions, for young people on the autistic spectrum, and for those who are deaf and hearing impaired (ARC and Deaf Academy). Our small and bespoke sixth form (WOA6) caters for students in Years 12 and 13 who have EHCPs.
At WOA, we believe that every child has the potential to achieve and we expect nothing but the best for each and every one of our students. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students; an inclusive education which raises aspirations and brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in education and later life. Our curriculum is progressive and designed to provide children with the core knowledge they need for success along their learning journey.
We have a team of dedicated, specialist curriculum and student welfare staff who work together to ensure that the needs of each individual child can be met. We work closely with our local community – families, schools, businesses and community groups – with whom we share a common priority, that our students are front, back and centre of every decision we make at WOA.
We believe that we all have an important part to play in raising standards. Come in, meet the team and join us on our journey!
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