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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    30 September 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    13 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: full time, 36.5 hours per week, plus banked hours (Banked hours are additional hours worked to enable you to take school holidays as paid leave. You will be required to work one week in the summer holidays)

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year

Full-time equivalent salary

Pay award pending - Grade 3: SCP 20, (£25,119) to SCP 28, (£31,364)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you organised, detail-oriented, and ready to take on a pivotal role in shaping exam systems? We're looking for an Exams Officer and Data Assistant to join our dynamic team. As an Exams Officer and Data Assistant, you will have full responsibility for overseeing the entire examination and assessment process. This includes coordinating submissions, managing examination fees, and ensuring access arrangements are in place for young people. From timetables to invigilation and certification, your work will ensure that every exam runs smoothly and in line with regulations.

In addition to exam management, you’ll play a critical role in maintaining and developing our Management Information System (MIS), ensuring that data for young people, staff, and Academy performance is accurately captured and efficiently processed. You’ll enhance the quality of our data by extracting, analysing, and presenting data to help the Academy make informed decisions that improve teaching, learning, and young people’s outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys both operational responsibility and data processing. You’ll work closely with the leadership team, teachers, and external bodies, making a meaningful impact on the academic experience of our young people. If you’re ready to take on a varied role with room for professional growth, apply today to be our next Exams Officer and Data Assistant!


What the school offers its staff

‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of James Brindley Academy.

  • Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
  • Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
  • Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by young people, staff, and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams. 

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

Further details about the role

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, we will use that for correspondence.

If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam inboxes.

Online Search

As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Closing date: Monday 30th September 2024

Interviews will be held: Wednesday 9th October 2024 at Parkway

Start date: As soon as possible

For further details please visit our website at:

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James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

James Brindley Academy, Bell Barn Road. Birmingham. B15 2AF Telephone: 0121 666 6409

Commitment to safeguarding

James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

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About James Brindley School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
137 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Phone number
01216666409

James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

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