SEND Access Compliance Officer
Rainhill High School, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 6NY14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
30 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hrs per week, Term Time Only plus 3 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,119 - £34,811 pa
Pay scale
- NJC Conditions of Service NJC SCP 19- 22 £28,487 - £30,343 actual pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you highly organised, meticulous and passionate about ensuring every pupil has a fair opportunity to succeed?
We are looking for a SEND Access Compliance Officer to lead our SEND examination provision and ensure our pupils receive the Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments they need to demonstrate their true ability, ensuring the highest standards of JCQ compliance.
Working closely with the Director of Inclusion and SENDCO, you will coordinate internal and external examinations, manage Access Arrangements Online (AAO), applications and evidence, oversee invigilators and ensure pupils consistently receive their approved examination support.
You will need exceptional attention to detail, be calm under pressure, with excellent communication skills and will be confident interpreting and applying JCQ requirements and regulations accurately and be able to work professionally with pupils, parents, colleagues and external agencies.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a key area of school provision, combining examinations, compliance and inclusion, in a role that is committed to inclusion and pupil success, in order to make a genuine difference.
Purpose of the post
To lead the school's examinations provision with a particular focus on ensuring full compliance with JCQ regulations relating to Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Exam Access Provision. The postholder will co-ordinate all examination administration, whilst working closely with the SENDCo to ensure that pupils with additional needs receive their approved support and that the school remains fully compliant with JCQ requirements.
What the school offers its staff
Our School’s mission is 'In Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do and our core values; Learn, Think, Contribute, Care, embody our determination to ensure that all our students receive a first class education that enables them to take their place in society confidently.
We are a popular and high achieving school on the edge of Merseyside with a very strong reputation locally and significantly over subscribed.
Further information about the job
Key Responsibilities
Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments
- Lead the administration and coordination of all examination access arrangements.
- Work closely with the SENDCo, specialist assessors and teaching staff to identify, evidence and process applications for access arrangements.
- Maintain accurate and compliant records in line with JCQ regulations.
- Coordinate annual reviews of normal way of working evidence.
- Manage applications through the Access Arrangements Online (AAO) system.
- Ensure pupils receive their approved access arrangements in all internal and external examinations.
- Monitor the implementation and quality assurance of access arrangements across the school.
- Provide training and guidance for staff, invigilators and teaching colleagues on examination access arrangements.
- Support the school in preparing for any JCQ inspection relating to access arrangements or examination compliance.
Examination Administration
- Coordinate all public and internal examinations.
- Manage candidate entries, amendments and examination timetables.
- Ensure the secure storage and handling of examination materials.
- Organise examination venues, staffing and candidate arrangements.
- Manage results days and post-results services.
JCQ Compliance
- Act as the school's operational lead for JCQ compliance.
- Maintain and update examination policies and procedures.
- Ensure all examination practices meet JCQ and awarding body requirements.
- Undertake regular compliance checks and maintain audit-ready records.
- Advise senior leaders on examination regulations and compliance risks.
Invigilator Management
- Recruit, train and deploy a team of examination invigilators.
- Ensure all invigilators understand the requirements of pupils with access arrangements.
- Monitor examination practice to ensure regulations are consistently followed.
Additional Responsibilities
- Working with Parents and Multi-Agency Professionals
- Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments
- Lead the administration and coordination of all examination access arrangements.
- Work closely with the SENDCo, specialist assessors and teaching staff to identify, evidence and process applications for access arrangements.
- Maintain accurate and compliant records in line with JCQ regulations.
- Coordinate annual reviews of normal way of working evidence.
- Manage applications through the Access Arrangements Online (AAO) system.
- Ensure pupils receive their approved access arrangements in all internal and external examinations.
- Monitor the implementation and quality assurance of access arrangements across the school.
- Provide training and guidance for staff, invigilators and teaching colleagues on examination access arrangements.
- Support the school in preparing for any JCQ inspection relating to access arrangements or examination compliance.
- Act as the primary point of contact for parents regarding examination access arrangements, explaining JCQ requirements, evidential thresholds and school procedures.
- Work collaboratively with parents to gather and review information that may contribute to the access arrangements process, whilst ensuring all decisions remain compliant with JCQ regulations.
- Liaise with external agencies including Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, CAMHS, medical professionals and Local Authority services to obtain and review supporting information where appropriate.
- Support families in understanding the distinction between a diagnosis and eligibility for examination access arrangements, ensuring expectations are managed sensitively and professionally.
- Ensure school policies regarding the identification, assessment and evidencing of access arrangements are consistently applied and clearly communicated to parents, pupils and professionals.
- Maintain detailed records of meetings, correspondence and evidence used to support access arrangement applications.
- Work proactively with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams to remove barriers to learning and ensure examination arrangements reflect pupils' established normal way of working.
- Advise senior leaders on complex cases where parents, external professionals or agencies request examination arrangements that may not be supported by the evidence required under JCQ regulations.
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rainhill High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1535 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Rainhill High School website
- Email address
- jobs@rainhillhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01744 677205
11-18 Mixed Academy 1534 on roll Rainhill High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form centre located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England. The school converted to an academy under Rainhill Learning Village in March 2017. More recently, the school has become part of the Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work. Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives. Stephenson Trust is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education
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