Exams Access Arrangements Coordinator

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Upon completion of recruitment checks

• Closing date

  12 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBOWA Support Staff Scale 19 - Actual salary: £22,439.64 per annum (Full Time Equivalent: £26,810 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  TBOWA Support Staff Scale 19 - Actual salary: £22,439.64 per annum (Full Time Equivalent: £26,810 per annum)

Exams Access Arrangements Coordinator job summary

Are you looking for a career in a thriving, friendly and supportive environment where staff welfare is a priority? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in a role that really matters? If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you!

We are seeking a proactive Exams Access Coordinator to play a pivotal role in leading the strategic development of the Academy’s systems and procedures for identifying, assessing, and implementing Examination Access Arrangements (EAA), whilst ensuring the Academy remains fully compliant with JCQ regulations.

We would be delighted to welcome you on a tour of the academy and answer any questions that you may have, prior to applying.

As Exams Access Coordinator you will be welcomed into an exceptional team of professionals to:

• Lead the strategic development of the Academy’s systems and procedures for identifying, assessing, and implementing Examination Access Arrangements (EAA).
• Ensure the Academy remains fully compliant with JCQ regulations, updating internal processes annually in line with the latest JCQ guidance.
• Work closely with the SENCO and Leadership Team to plan provision for students requiring access arrangements throughout KS3 and KS4.
• Contribute to whole-school SEND and assessment strategy by advising on emerging needs and patterns of student requirements.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of access arrangements across the Academy and make recommendations for improvement.
• Oversee the storage, security, and accuracy of all EAA evidence to meet JCQ inspection standards.
• Support the SENCO in identifying students who may require exam access arrangements through teacher referrals, screening data, observations, and parental concerns.
• Coordinate, timetable, and administer screening assessments and cognitive tests in accordance with JCQ requirements.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you;

• Generous employer pension contribution at 23% of basic salary
• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme's
• Excellent teaching and office facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

To apply for this Exams Access Arrangements Co-Ordinator role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/-vacancies/support-staff

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

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 The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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