Examinations Officer

Westfield Academy, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 June 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: £42,839.00 - £47,181.00 Annually (FTE) Pro Rata depending on hours and weeks worked

Examinations Officer job summary

Job Description

Job Title:

Examinations Officer

Grade:

Grade: M1

Scale point range: 32-36

Salary Range: £42,839 - £47,181 (FTE)

Pro Rata depending on hours and weeks worked

Hours/Weeks:

37 hours per week

Working minimum 7.30am-3.30pm (including unpaid lunch break).

During exam time additional hours may need to be worked

A minimum of 41 weeks (non negotiable) which includes

38 weeks term time +5 INSET days + a minimum of 4 days in August and the balance to be discussed with the Line Manager.

Contract Type:

Permanent

Responsibility for:

Exams Assistant and the Invigilation Team

Reports To:

Senior Leadership with Data & Exams responsibility

Job Purpose:

• To ensure the efficient and effective running of internal tests, KS3, KS4 and KS5

• To ensure the efficient and effective running of external exams.

• To maintain the exams systems.

• Exams Organiser in SIMs and uploading results to GO4S.

• To be able to provide integral support to the academic functions of our school.

• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy.

Exams

• To manage the Academy’s examination entries for all public examinations and the BTEC registrations, ensuring that all deadlines are met.

• To liaise with Heads of Faculty/Curriculum Directors on syllabus information and examination entries.

• To organise and run public examinations, and in the case of internal mocks, to ensure an effective dry run for public examinations.

• To liaise with the relevant department regarding special access requirements/needs for individual students, when taking any exams.

• To secure receipt, checking and storage of examination papers and related materials according to Joint Council for General Qualifications regulations.

• To comply with the Academy’s charging policies in relation to the billing of resit candidates and amendments.

• Ensure all examination entries are made following instruction by consultation with relevant middle and senior managers.

• Inform students of their entry profile for all public external examinations (Statement of Entry).

• Provide students with copies of relevant (JCQ) regulations for examination conduct and to display copies of (JCQ) regulations in examination areas.

• Attend JCQ inspection

• Attend and administer KS4 and Sixth Form results days to ensure efficient distribution and collation of results and to download all results and deal with enquiries regarding results.

• To recruit, train and manage external invigilators.

• To produce the Academy’s public external examinations timetables

• Ensuring that the full timetable is completed in advance of the start of the exam period, to display timetables on notice boards and to supply students with a copy of the examinations timetable.

• To liaise with Premises Manager ensuring that all venues are booked in advance of any season.

• Liaise with IT (TIO) for examination requirements

• Produce seating plans for all public examinations and mock examinations to ensure seating arrangements are in accordance with (JCQ) regulations.

• To ensure the effective administration of all contributing grades and that marks (e.g., coursework, orals, etc.) are submitted to examination boards within the guidelines of the examination boards.

• To deal with enquiries concerning results and post results.

• Administration of Special Consideration applications.

• Administration and distribution of Examination Certificates.

• Organise and administer Mocks twice a year for Years 11 and 13

• Organise, administer and run internal tests for all other year groups including Years 7, 8,9, 10 and 12

• Organise and arrange internal exam papers.

• To run BTEC unit exams in January and external exams May/June.

• On screen BTEC examinations.

• On screen early examinations.

• Functional Skills examinations

• VTCT onscreen examinations.

• Attend the main school Open Evening for prospective parents and pupils.

The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. This role will be reviewed annually as part of the performance appraisal process and the post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.

Westfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young people. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Person Specification

Attributes

Essential (or expected to train/qualify to that standard)

Qualifications & Training

• GCSE/CSE

• Proven on the job experience

Relevant Experience

• Experience of working in a school setting

• Experience of managing an external workforce (ie, invigilators)

• Accurate inputting of data

• Experience in the use of SIMS and Go4Schools

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent time management skills with ability to prioritise

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise

• Attention to detail

• Experience of computer generation, management, manipulation and secure retention of data, particularly through the use of and wide application of spreadsheets software.

• Knowledge and experience of MIS database systems

• Flexible working and ability to multitask

• Keen to develop the role

Personal Qualities

• Polite and courteous

• Confidentiality & integrity is integral

• Professional attitude and appearance

• Efficient, organised and meticulous

• Problem-solving and creativity to deal with changing/conflicting deadlines and priorities

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

Westfield Academy and it's Trust Board fully recognise that they have a duty of care to ensure arrangements are in place for safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children. We recognise that all members of the school community, including volunteers and Trustees, will at all times play a full and active part in protecting our students from harm.

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 Westfield Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-academy

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Westfield Academy. We are an over-subscribed, high-performing, non-selective Academy. We have been a consistently "Good" OFSTED school since 2012, with our most recent inspection being December 2019. During my time as Headteacher, our students have consistently achieved some of the best exam results in South West Herts.

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