Exams & Data Officer
Royds Hall, A Share Academy, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Band E
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description
1. Producing and agree and annual exam plan to meet Academy requirements.
2. Organising the calendar of examinations and assessments.
3. Ensure tasks are completed in an accurate and timely manner, meeting all agreed deadlines.
4. Providing appropriate provision and supervision of the examinations staff, ensuring all exams run smoothly.
5. Acting as a central receiver of the information from Examinations Boards, DfE, LA and other bodies and ensuring relevant information is shared with curriculum leaders and the Senior Leadership Team.
6. Processing examination results and preparing data as required by stakeholders.
7. Ensuring effective and efficient management of the Exam budget.
8. Provide and organise the timetable of examinations and tests (written, oral and practical) rooming them according to numbers and materials required, planning invigilation as necessary and equipping rooms with required facilities.
9. Provide information about students who need special consideration. This involves liaison with teaching staff, pastoral and inclusion teams, as well as effective communication with students and parents.
10. Oversee the efficient use, training and development of exam invigilators to support exams.
11. To be present on the days the centre is notified of results and results days (these dates change year on year).
12. Update examination policies annually, ensure they are compliant with JCQ regulations.
13. Create marksheets on the school information system for examinations and NEA’s.
14. Ensure senior leaders, staff and other key stakeholders receive accurate and timely management information relating to school and student performance within specific deadlines.
15. Collate, analyse and review data from several sources/systems and provide reports for the executive board/senior leaders.
16. Support senior leaders in presenting performance data that is clearly presented and analysed as required.
17. Ensure that data from external agencies is downloaded, communicated and inputted into school management information systems.
18. Ensure full compliance with GDPR legislation and regulations for data/exams area and provide clear guidance for your team and staff regarding policy and actions required.
19. As part of your wider duties and responsibilities you are required to promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards Safeguarding. Safeguarding is about keeping people safe and protecting people from harm, neglect, abuse and injury. It is about creating safe places, being vigilant and doing something about any concerns you might have.
20. Carry out your duties with due regard to current and future Academy policies, procedures and relevant legislation. These will be drawn to your attention in your appointment letter, your statement of particulars, induction, and on-going performance development and through Academy communications.
21. Any other responsibilities commensurate within the requirements for this role or as directed by your Line Manager and flexibility to support colleagues across team as required.
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge of school information and data systems.
- Knowledge of exam timetables and timetabling software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills both written and verbal.
- High level of numeracy & literacy, with GCSE English and Mathematics (Grade 4/C or above).
- Excellent IT skills.
- Good working knowledge of SIMs/Arbor and relevant modules (assessment manager/exams).
- Knowledge of the school examination process.
- Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g.occasional evening meetings.
What the school offers its staff
The trust offers a wide range of benefits including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff. flexible working opportunities (where practical), occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs, money saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle scheme and tech scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post
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About Royds Hall, A Share Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01484463366
Being part of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale, provides staff a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust and also with the wider Calderdale and Kirklees network. This means we can offer the successful candidate access to a fantastic support network, CPD and opportunities to develop practice. Royds Hall is a small secondary school that achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.01 in 2022. We are exceptionally proud of the progress that has been made in school over the last four years, it has most certainly been a wonderful trajectory of improvement. We enjoy strong behaviour for learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well sequenced. Staff wellbeing is central to our vision of ‘valuing people, supporting personal best’. Visitors and staff regularly share that the school is warm and supportive with high expectations for all. This team ethos pervades everything we do.
We also offer pupils a wealth of extended learning opportunities from; Royds Hall Scholars, Duke of Edinburgh, debating society, Steam Lab to knitting for fun. The PE department support our pupils to represent the school in a wide range of sports including Basketball, Netball and Athletics. We take part in the annual Speakers’ Trust event and have been successful in reaching the final in recent years. Pupils gain from a wealth of opportunities offered including leadership opportunities in every year group. In 2022, 100% of pupils took part in an extended learning opportunity. A strong belief exists that offering a wide range of extended learning opportunities ignites pupil interests and allows them uncover skills and abilities that support their sense of achievement and happiness in school and into adulthood. We believe that every child can succeed and it is our privilege to provide them the opportunities to identify their talents and their future dreams and aspirations.
As a teaching professional, the curriculum allows you the flexibility to create an inspiring, exciting learning journey for all pupils enabling them to develop into active citizens of the future, empowered to make their best contribution to society. The Curriculum is developed in a thematic and practical way that engages both our employees and young people. We seek ways to make our curriculum even more interesting every year and you have the ability to do this at Royds Hall. Lessons are fascinating, engaging, exhilarating, and demand that pupils think for themselves whilst ensuring pupils see a purpose to their work.
Royds Hall is a wonderful place to work, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference every single day.
Arranging a visit to Royds Hall, A Share Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk.
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