Examinations Officer
Barnhill Community High School, Hayes, UB4 9LE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
25 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,888.00 Annually (Actual)
Examinations Officer job summary
Examinations Officer
Location: Barnhill Community High School
Salary: SO2, Point 27 £36,888 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm.
Working Weeks: 40 Weeks per year - term time + 5 INSET days + 10 additional days per year, as directed and to include dates in holiday periods when exam results are issued.
Start Date: September 2026
Reporting to: Member of SLT
About Us: Barnhill is a heavily oversubscribed, high performing school that places wellbeing and quality of life at the heart of its ethos. Barnhill performs in and around the top 5% of schools in the country and was judged to be outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. The sixth form was judged to be a very strong aspect of the school in the inspection.
Barnhill is part of Middlesex Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust which is dedicated to providing exceptional educational opportunities for young people, fostering inclusive learning environments, and nurturing a strong sense of community. With three schools under our care—Barnhill High School, Belmore Primary, and William Byrd Primary—our mission is to ensure every child has access to outstanding facilities that inspire success.
Staff Wellbeing: We have a very well thought of staff wellbeing that focusses on allowing staff to concentrate on their work without unnecessary impediment. In addition to this there is a range of supportive measures such as marking from home, wellbeing events and staff celebrations.
The Role: Barnhill Community High School are seeking to appoint an Examinations Officer to be responsible for the administration, organisation and smooth running of public and internal examinations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To be responsible for examination entries for external public exams, including GCSE, A/AS Level, KS3 tests, BTEC and Asset Languages, including estimated entries, forecast grades and coursework marks
2. To liaise with Curriculum Leaders on all aspects of student entries, examination timetable and seating plans
3. To disseminate via Key Stage Leaders information about public exams to staff, students and their parents
4. To liaise with staff, parents and students to deal with complaints and queries about public examinations, including SATs
5. To line manage all invigilator team members
6. To be responsible for ensuring the safe storage of all examination materials
To be responsible for the daily running of all public examinations, including:
-Liaison with Facilities Management staff to ensure rooms are set up as required and liaison with Curriculum Areas that may be affected by exam arrangements, eg. PE
Liaison with Cover Manager who will create the invigilation timetable where staff are required
-Production of a schedule for invigilators to ensure full coverage of all exams within exam board guidelines
-Ensuring exam cards and exam papers are laid out according to the needs and requirements of the exams being held
-Ensuring all required signs are displayed
-Ensuring supplies of necessary paper and equipment are available in exam rooms
-Ensuring exam papers are collected in appropriately, sorting these ready for dispatch and ensuring they are posted on time to exam boards
Full job description attached.
What We Offer:
A supportive and collaborative working environment.
Professional development opportunities to help grow and succeed in your role.
Further Information:
Barnhill Community High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
It is an offence to apply for the position if you are barred from engaging regulated activity relevant to children.
Early applications are positively encouraged and the school reserves the right to shortlist and interview earlier than advertised.
CVs will not be accepted
We accept only employment and academic references; character references and those sent from generic email addresses (e.g., Gmail or Hotmail) will not be accepted.
Please see link to the Child protection policy -
Child protection and safeguarding policy
Please note we hold the right to carry out online checks on applicants selected for interview.
Middlesex Learning Partnership is a disability confident committed employer.
Closing Date: Friday 25th May 2026.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Barnhill Community High School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1569 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barnhill Community High School website
Barnhill Community High has an amazing record of staff development leading to rapid career progression at all levels. This school is part of the Middlesex Learning Partnership, which is at an exciting time in its development. The Trust has a strong shared sense of community and a real commitment to making a difference to the lives of young people.
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