Exams Officer

The Highcrest Academy, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7NQ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,495.00 - £39,876.00 Annually (FTE) Flexible working opportunities for the right candidate, Hours and number of weeks - to be discussed at interview

Exams Officer job summary

Discover What Highcrest Can Offer You

How does working nine days but being paid for ten sound?

From September 2024, all permanent staff at Highcrest have benefitted from a 9-day working fortnight. The concept is simple: you work nine days and get paid for ten. The tenth day is your dedicated ‘reset day’ — time away from school to rest, recharge, and invest in your well-being. This is in addition to your statutory PPA time, if applicable.

Staff feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Colleagues return from their reset day feeling more energised, less overwhelmed, and better able to manage the demands of school life. Many also enjoy the extra flexibility, reduced travel time, and cost savings.

Could this be the change you’ve been looking for?

As part of our dedication to staff wellbeing, we are excited to be able to offer this role on a flexible basis. While the nature of the role will require set times of the year working on site for set hours, we are happy to commit to offering annualised hours for this position with the option to work from home when exams are not taking place. A full discussion will be offered on the flexibility of the role at interview and we are prepared to work with the successful candidate to ensure the hours and weeks worked are right for both you and the academy

Does Highcrest sound like the school for you?

If you're driven by the satisfaction of transforming lives and helping young people overcome barriers to success, we’d love to hear from you.

Take your career to the next level

At Highcrest, we do whatever it takes to break down barriers and unlock potential. As the only all-ability academy in Buckinghamshire, we are proud to provide an outstanding education for every student — from high academic achievers to those with special educational needs.

Our innovative, inclusive curriculum reflects the diversity of our school community and is purposefully designed to challenge, support, and inspire every learner.

Explore the opportunity

• Take responsibility for the organisation and smooth running of all external and internal examinations in line with JCQ and awarding body regulations.
• Manage entries, timetables, seating plans, and exam clashes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee secure storage, distribution, and collection of exam papers and materials.
• Recruit, train, and manage a team of invigilators, ensuring safeguarding and exam regulations are upheld.
• Liaise with subject leaders, SENCo, and pastoral staff to ensure the right access arrangements and support are in place for students.
• Produce and share clear exam guidance and timetables with staff, students, and parents.
• Act as the main point of contact for awarding bodies and JCQ inspectors.
• Manage exam days, troubleshoot issues, and maintain calm, fair conditions for all candidates.
• Oversee results day arrangements, distribution of certificates, and any post-results services (remarks, appeals, script returns).
• Organise internal assessments and Highcrest Academy banding tests, including logistics, communication, and data reporting.
• Monitor and manage the exams budget, ensuring accurate charging for re-sits and remark requests.
• Keep up to date with regulations, policies, and best practice, attending training as required.

We’re looking for:

• Someone with strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
• A calm, reliable presence who can manage pressure during busy exam periods.
• A confident communicator, able to liaise effectively with staff, students, parents, and external organisations.
• You will have experience of working with data systems (MIS/exams software) and handling sensitive information securely.
• Knowledge of JCQ regulations (or willingness to train and develop in this area).
• A team player with the ability to lead a team of invigilators and work collaboratively with colleagues across the school.
• Commitment to upholding fairness, equality, and inclusion for all students.

Apply Now!

If you’re ready to join our team, please complete our online application form via the apply button.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and may close the advert early should we receive an exceptional candidate, so we recommend applying early.

The Highcrest Academy is fully committed to safeguarding children (polices on web). All members of staff are in a "regulated" role under the Vetting & Barring Scheme and have to be DBS cleared prior to employment.

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

The Highcrest Academy is fully committed to safeguarding children (policies on web). All members of staff are in a “regulated” role under the Vetting & Barring Scheme and have to be DBS cleared prior to employment.

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 The Highcrest Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1072 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Highcrest Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-highcrest-academy

"The school has a warm and welcoming atmosphere" and "Pupils at The Highcrest Academy happily live up to the school's motto of 'aspire and achieve'." Ofsted 2020

All who work at the academy reinforce our six virtues linked to our motto (Ambition, Sensitivity, Purpose, Integrity, Resilience and Eloquence), helping us instil a culture of excellence that runs throughout every strand of our Academy.

Situated in the leafy Chilterns and within easy reach of Central London, Highcrest is culturally and academically diverse and is the only academy in Buckinghamshire that caters for students of ‘all abilities’. Some of our students need all your support, whilst others need to be challenged and stretched. Our inclusive and successful House system, a wide range of clubs, visits and trips helps to bring our whole school community together. There are approximately 1,000 students on roll, including the Sixth Form. Recent additions to our site include a gym and restaurant/coffee shop for both staff and students, as well as a purpose-built Sixth Form Centre.

A thriving and friendly academy in the heart of the community, where your well-being is paramount. We offer staff recognition schemes, free gym and staff sports teams, plus a paid Well-being Day for all staff. There is also the possibility of shared staff living accommodation and on-site parking.

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