Senior Examination Invigilator

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,401.00 - £5,853.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 2, actual Salary £5,401 - £5,853 (Equivalent to £25,625 - £27,770 for full time)

Senior Examination Invigilator job summary

Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Contract type: Permanent, 360 annually, 39 weeks per year

Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2, actual Salary £5,401 - £5,853 (Equivalent to £25,625 - £27,770 for full time)

Job starts: ASAP

Closing date: Friday 26thSeptember 2025 12 noon

We are an outstanding grammar school, for children of all genders, with outstanding provision for our young people. Our Vision is to pioneer a grammar school education which equips the visionaries of tomorrow.

This is an exciting opportunity for an effective teacher to join us on our journey to provide a learning environment in which students can thrive, unleash their creativity and to excel beyond the school gates. Our school has an undeniable sense of community, and we are immensely proud of the conduct and attitude of our students.

Insignis Academy Trust (IAT) requires its Senior Examination Invigilator to support the Exams Officer and the team of invigilators in conducting internal and external examinations for students, ensuring that all regulatory requirements and school policy and procedures for the conduct of examinations are strictly adhered to and met at all times.

The Senior Examination Invigilator will need to be present at exam periods and during the summer. The remaining hours will be negotiated with the Examinations Officer.

As Senior Examinations Invigilator, you will ensure a calm environment, giving candidate’s confidence in the process as well as giving out vital information such as start and finish times. Reporting to the Examinations Officer, the successful candidate is also expected to ensure candidates have all the materials and information needed for each exam, and manage student behaviour and requests throughout the exam.

We can offer you:

an outstanding school full of students who are committed to learning

a welcoming team committed to staff well-being and professional development

a vibrant community in which staff and students thrive through a commitment to academic study, a passion for creative arts, a drive for sporting endeavour and a devotion to championing personal development

We would like you to:

fully commit to our Vision, Mission and Values (see above and below)

fully commit to the safeguarding of all students and to inclusion

have high expectations of yourself, and our students

be committed to improving the life chances of young people from diverse backgrounds

be willing to commit to life beyond the academic curriculum

How to apply

Please submit an expression of interest no more than 2 sides of an A4 to recruitment@insignis.org.uk.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Closing date for applications: Friday 26th September 2025 12 Noon

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1348 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-henry-floyd-grammar-school

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