Examinations Manager

Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,161.00 Annually (Actual) The Essex Schools’ Local Government Scale 7, Point 19 (within ranges 19 (FTE £32,031) – 24 (FTE £35,412). Actual salary £28,161 gross per annum

Examinations Manager job summary

About The Role:

As Examinations Manager you will hold overall responsibility for all aspects of external examinations, ensuring all aspects are carried out efficiently and accurately in accordance with the regulations set by JCQ and the awarding bodies; liaising with external parties where required.

You will be the main school point of contact for external examination matters, undertaking all associated administration and organisation required to arrange and support the examination process in school.

You will also hold responsibility for the coordination and deployment of invigilators for all external examinations

About You

• Experienced administrator with relevant experience in timetabling large-scale events or assessments. Knowledge of exams regulations and processes would be an advantage
• Experience working within strict compliance and data protection boundaries, holding the highest standard of confidentiality
• Strong organisational skills, and able to work calmly under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, and able to establish rapport and trusting relationships with colleagues, students and parents.
• Strong work ethic and proactive can-do attitude.

Benefits:

• CPD through internal and external providers (including a subscription to National College)
• Employee Support Programme offering retail discounts and vouchers, a 24/7 confidential advice line, and counselling.
• Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
• Specsavers Eye care vouchers
• Auto-enrolment into a contributory pension scheme (LGPS for support staff, employer contribution 25%)
• Free use of the sports facilities

Key terms:

Hours: 32.5 per week (exact pattern negotiable)

Full time, 52.14 weeks per year

Annual leave: 25 days plus statutory bank holidays

Duration: Permanent

Location: Due to strict compliance this role will be based on site in the school. Ad hoc, infrequent working from home may be mutually agreed for specific work tasks on occasion.

Remuneration: The Essex Schools’ Local Government Scale 7, Point 19 (within ranges 19 (FTE £32,031) - 24 (FTE £35,412). Actual salary £28,161 gross per annum

To apply:

Please view the full application pack and apply via the school’s mynewterm recruitment page.

Applications Deadline: 4th May 2026

Start date: 1st September 2026 (with several expected handover days prior to this)

Interviews: w/c 11th May 2026

The need to appoint quickly means we reserve the right to appoint at any time.

If you feel you might need any adjustments to help support you during the recruitment process please contact us; we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to evidence themselves at their best.

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 Southend High School for Boys

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1325 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Southend High School for Boys website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southend-high-school-for-boys

Southend High School for Boys (SHSB) is an ‘Outstanding’ school (Ofsted 2015), rated as outstanding against every one of the inspection criteria. It is one of four selective schools within the Borough of Southend. The main school, years 7 to 11, is single sex boys whilst the large sixth form is coeducational. It is situated thirty miles from London on the Thames Estuary and is close to main road and rail links from London, and to Chelmsford and Cambridge. SHSB has ‘an ethos of excellence in both academic achievement and a wide range of activities [that] permeates all aspects of the school’ (Ofsted 2015). At SHSB talent is nurtured, learning is valued, challenge is welcomed, participation is expected and achievement is prized. SHSB is not only a lively and stimulating institution, but also a welcoming community with an open and friendly approach.

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