Exams Officer

Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,359.00 - £40,572.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 7 points 21 – 25 (FTE £38,359 – £40,572 per annum, Actual £36,490 - £38,595 per annum)

Exams Officer job summary

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented Exams Officer to lead and manage all aspects of the school's examinations process.

As Exams Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of both internal and external examinations, maintaining full compliance with Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations and awarding body requirements. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Department, SENDCo, teaching staff and external examination boards, you will oversee examination entries, timetables, access arrangements, invigilation, results and post-results services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day administration of examinations, managing examination data and supporting the school's use of Arbor and 4Matrix. You will supervise invigilators, maintain secure examination procedures and provide accurate reporting and analysis to support school improvement and student outcomes.

This role requires excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively under pressure, particularly during peak examination periods. You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and external stakeholders while ensuring deadlines are consistently met.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and ambitious school community where your work will directly contribute to ensuring students are able to demonstrate their achievements in a professional, compliant and well-managed examination environment.

Why Join Orion Education?

At Orion Education, our values of Trust, Kindness and Endeavour underpin everything we do. We are committed to supporting our staff through high-quality professional development, wellbeing initiatives and a collaborative working culture. As part of our Trust, you will benefit from excellent development opportunities, access to a generous pension scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a wide range of staff benefits.

Safeguarding Statement

Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Closing Information

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Therefore, early application is strongly encouraged.

Applicants are advised to read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully before submitting an application.

Orion Education is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

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 Orion Eden Park

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1148 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Orion Eden Park website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eden-park-high-school

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.

We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.

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