Exams Officer
Harris Academy St John's Wood, London, NW8 0NL9 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time only: actual salary £30,407.72 - £32,234.36 (40 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,359-£36,423
Pay scale
- Grade 5 (Inner London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have experience working within a school environment, overseeing examinations? We are currently looking to appoint an Examinations Officer to join our thriving academy in supporting the management and organisation of examinations at Harris Academy St John's Wood.
The actual salary for this role will be£30,407.72 - £32,234.36 (40 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent
- Knowledge of the examination system and procedures
- Knowledge of Microsoft software
- Knowledge of National curriculum
- Three years' experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
- Experience in a similar role
- Strong database skills, with the ability to produce user friendly data
- The ability to recruit, organise and manager exam invigilators
What the school offers its staff
In September 2017, we joined the Harris Federation, which runs over 40 successful primary and secondary schools in and around London. Every Harris academy inspected by Ofsted is rated ‘good' or ‘outstanding', with the majority rated ‘outstanding'.
We hope that this website gives you a sense of the opportunities on offer here. Please feel free to contact us if there is any further information that we can provide.
The core values and vision for the academy will be centred on dedication, determination and destiny. When students are dedicated to their studies and determined to succeed, all will achieve their destiny.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.
Flexible working opportunities
We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual's circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Further information about the job
This role will involve:
- Responsibility for all public examinations and internal assessment, including organisation of entries, organisation of examination sessions and all communications with examination boards
- Liaison between exam boards and relevant staff
- Circulation of information and instructions from examination boards to all relevant staff
- Planning, updating and distributing an annual calendar of external and internal examinations
- Recruitment, induction and training of invigilators
- Deployment of invigilators with regard to budget costs
- Checking and overseeing the distribution of certificates
- Providing facilities for external students if appropriate
- In liaison with the Student Support Services, organising appropriate support for candidates with special needs
- Collecting syllabus requirements, entries coursework marks and estimated grades from relevant staff
- Checking that sufficient quantities of papers are ordered, received and that procedures for storage of papers are adhered to
- Ensuring halls are set up appropriately
- Setting up the examination room provision, including any equipment
- Collecting scripts and keeping these securely until sent to examination board
- Keeping certificates of posting and other important certification relating to security of examinations
- Collection, collation and distribution of examination results
- Processing special consideration requests
- Keeping accurate accounts of any fees paid by students
- Providing entries lists to relevant staff for checking
- Creating and distributing examination timetable for internal and external assessments
- Ensuring all students are given their statements of entry and are informed of the dates and times of their examinations
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Harris Academy St John's Wood
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1319 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harris Academy St John's Wood website
- Email address
- careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7722 8141
Harris Academy St John’s Wood is an 11-18 secondary academy located in St John's Wood, central London, and serves an urban, highly multi-ethnic and disadvantaged intake. The academy joined the Harris Federation as a sponsored academy in 2017 and is on an exciting journey to achieve Outstanding in all areas within two years. The academy has new direction with the values of Dedication, Determination and Destiny. If you want to make a real difference to needy young people, and be supported to do so through great training and development as well as unrivalled progression opportunities, then joining this Harris academy could be for you.
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