Exams Assistant

Watford Grammar School for Girls, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  8 March 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  13 February 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: £10,195.00 - £10,195.00 Annually (Actual)

Exams Assistant job summary

About this Role

Permanent, Part-Time, Term-Time only

Monday - Friday

Pay Scale/Point : H6, 14

Actual Salary : £10,195.63

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Exams Assistant to support the Exams Officer throughout the current Academic Year and beyond.

The main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Making candidate entries for exams
• Preparing exam timetables
• Administering the invigilation team and rotas, working with the Exams Officer
• Deputise for the Exams Officer if required

This is a varied position, requiring previous administration experience, knowledge and use of MIS and other systems together with the capacity to adapt and respond quickly and efficiently to multiple requests for information, data and overall support for the wider invigilation team.

The working hours of this post are as follows:

22 hours per week (8am - 2pm)

December or January - 2 weeks

February - 2 weeks

April - 2 weeks

May - 4 weeks

June - 4 weeks

August - 1 week

10 hours per week (between 8am - 3pm)

Remainder of term dates

If you are an experienced and efficient Administrator with high levels of accuracy who can adapt and thrive in a busy school environment then please apply via My New Term

Applicants must be able to commit to the working pattern described above.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if sufficient numbers of applicants are received.

We reserve the right to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.

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 Watford Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watford Grammar School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-watford

Watford Grammar School for Girls is a partially selective 11-18 girls’ school, founded as ‘The Free School’ in Watford in 1704 with a mission to teach girls, initially alongside their brothers, from the outset. This makes us one of the oldest girls’ school in the country.

We are proud of our heritage, but equally proud of our innovative approach to teaching and learning. Watford Grammar School for Girls has a very strong and distinctive ethos with clear vision and values.

There are close to 1500 pupils on role with more than 400 in the sixth form; academic results are consistently very high indeed and the school is ranked as outstanding by Ofsted.
There are always plenty of opportunities for teaching and support staff to train and develop their careers at Watford Girls.

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