Exams Officer and Administration Assistant
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2025
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
9 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) pro-rata salary £29,044 - £31,035 per annum
Exams Officer and Administration Assistant job summary
Cottenham Village College | Full-Time | Fixed-Term (Nov 2025 - July 2026)
Salary: £29,044 - £31,035 pro rata actual salary
Do you want to play a vital role in a school where behaviour is impeccable and systems are designed to let staff focus on what matters most?
Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and ready to make a meaningful impact on student outcomes?
Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, is seeking a committed and capable Exams Officer & Admin Assistant to join our team on a maternity cover basis from November 2025 to July 2026. This is a crucial role in the day-to-day life of the school, with a primary focus on managing all aspects of internal and external examinations.
About Cottenham Village CollegeCottenham Village College is a successful and inclusive 11-16 school with around 880 pupils. As part of the Astrea Academy Trust, we are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour, and culture. We believe in explicit instruction, high expectations, and a scholarly environment that is both disciplined and joyful. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, regardless of background or need.
Key Responsibilities Exams Officer Duties- Administer all aspects of examinations and certification processes
- Coordinate internal and external exams, including entries, timetables, and results
- Ensure awarding body procedures are followed throughout the exam cycle
- Organise exam timetables and book invigilators
- Ensure access arrangements are in place for students with additional needs (e.g. scribes, readers)
- Provide accurate support for key stage data entries and exam-related reporting
- Analyse and present data for subjects, year groups, and student cohorts to support interventions
- Line manage the Invigilator Team to ensure smooth exam delivery
- Provide general administrative support to the school operations team
- Assist with reception duties and reprographics as required
- Input purchase orders and manage financial tasks in line with Trust policies
- Communicate effectively with staff, students, and parents
- Support onboarding of new staff and maintain accurate records
We are looking for someone who is:
- Well-organised, reliable, and self-motivated
- ICT literate and able to work independently
- Skilled in communicating with people at all levels with tact and diplomacy
- Experienced in safeguarding and working with young people
- Experienced in working in an examination role
- Educated to at least GCSE level, with strong standards in Maths and English
- Committed to Astrea’s values and to promoting the welfare of children and young people
Interested in Applying?
If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply or contact our recruitment team at recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org.
Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is 19th October2025. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cottenham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottenham Village College website
Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.
The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.
Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.
We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.
Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.
I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.
Zoe Andrews, Principal
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