Exams Assistant

Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  21 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: £26,312.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £7,299

Exams Assistant job summary

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the day-to-day running of the exams function.

• Assist in the planning and organisation of examination sessions throughout the academic year.

• Assist in the creation and maintenance of invigilator rotas, using the school’s designated systems (training will be provided).

• Liaise with teaching staff and other departments to support the preparation and delivery of examinations.

Support the preparation of examination materials, including:

• Updating exam registers

• Printing, cutting and sorting candidate cards

• Printing coloured papers

• Preparing and packaging examination scripts and materials

• Second pair of eyes check for all public exams (1.5 hours before the published examination start time)

Assist with setting up examination rooms, ensuring:

• Rooms are arranged in accordance with regulations

• Required equipment is available and correctly placed

• Access arrangements and candidate-specific requirements are met (e.g. laptops, readers, modified papers, coloured paper, dictionaries)

• Ensure all examination materials and equipment are in the correct location at the correct time.

• Provide support during exam sessions where required.

• Assist the Exams Officer in preparing for and responding to JCQ inspections.

• Help manage and resolve any unexpected issues that arise during examinations.

• Undertake additional administrative or operational tasks as required to support the exams process.

Working Pattern

The role is contracted for 12 hours per week during term time. Due to the seasonal nature of examinations, working hours will be semi-flexible and may vary throughout the year, with increased hours during peak exam periods. Specific arrangements will be agreed in discussion with the Exams Officer.

Key Relationships

• Exams Officer

• Teaching and support staff

• Invigilators

• Students

General Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

• Adhere to all school policies, including safeguarding, data protection, and health and safety.

• Contribute to a positive and professional working environment.

• Support the school’s commitment to providing a high-quality examination experience for all students.

Safeguarding

Katherine Warington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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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 Katherine Warington School

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1017 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Katherine Warington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/katherine-warington-school

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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