Examinations Manager
Helston Community College, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8NR16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 October 2026
Closing date
28 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52.14 paid weeks, and 45.34 working weeks, delivered through an annualised hours model totalling 1,678 hours per year. You will be required to work during key points in the school holidays, including results days, post-results services, and examination-related activities. These extra hours are balanced across the year, meaning you will work fewer hours during quieter periods to ensure your total working time remains at 1,678 hours.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,531.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
Helston Community College, part of Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, are seeking an exceptional Examinations Manager to join the College and play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth, accurate and compliant running of all examinations and data processes. This role is required from October 2026.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As Examinations Manager, you will:
· Plan, organise and deliver all internal and external examinations, including entries, timetabling, invigilator, and results administration
· Ensure all examination processes meet JCQ and awarding-body regulations, maintaining high standards of confidentiality and integrity
· Recruit, train, and manage a team of invigilators to ensure examinations are conducted professionally and efficiently.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who brings:
· Strong organisational and time-management skills
· Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
· Confidence working with data, spreadsheets, and MIS Platforms
· The ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
· A proactive, solution-focused approach
· Experience in examinations or data management [desirable but not essential]
WORKING PATTERN
This role is based on 37 hours per week, 52.14 paid weeks, and 45.34 working weeks, delivered through an annualised hours model totalling 1,678 hours per year.
Holidays are expected to be taken during school holiday periods. However, due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work during key points in the school holidays, including results days, post-results services, and other essential examination-related activities.
During the main examination seasons, you will be required to work additional hours to meet operational demands. These extra hours are balanced across the year, meaning you will work fewer hours during quieter periods to ensure your total working time remains at 1,678 hours. This structure provides clarity, fairness and flexibility while ensuring the College is fully supported during peak times.
WHAT WE OFFER
· A supportive and collaborative school community
· Opportunities for professional development
· A role where your work directly supports student success
· Flexibility through annualised hours
If you are organised, meticulous, and ready to take on a role at the heart of the College operations, we would be delighted to receive your application
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Helston Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 0 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1326 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- Not given
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Helston Community College website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01326 572685
At Helston Community College, our students matter: each one an individual, valued and appreciated. We are ambitious for all of our students and are committed to providing a learning experience that consists of high challenge combined with appropriate support, and effective teaching in a safe and disciplined environment.
Our College is a place where doors of opportunity are opened for young people, and we encourage them to make the most of every opportunity that comes their way. We provide a diverse curriculum, allowing students to develop knowledge, skills and talents in a broad range of subject areas. We challenge students’ thinking and encourage them to learn from setbacks, so that they become resilient learners who can respond effectively to future challenges. We urge our students to believe in themselves, to take responsibility for their own learning and personal development, and to work hard so that they achieve their very best.
Arranging a visit to Helston Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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