About this role
We are looking for an Exams Officer to join our supportive team at Budmouth Academy.
The Exams Officer is expected to provide a comprehensive examination service for the Academy, with overall responsibility for all aspects of strategic and operational planning and organising examinations. We are looking for a dynamic, organised person with competent IT skills to ensure the organisation and delivery of internal and public examinations.
The Exams Officer is responsible for the end-to-end administration of the annual GL Assessments, GCSE, GCE and Vocational examination cycle, ensuring that all examination entries, access arrangements, examination timetables and regulatory requirements are managed accurately and in accordance with JCQ and awarding body regulations. The successful candidate will play a key role in safeguarding the integrity of the examination process whilst providing excellent support to students, staff and parents.
The successful applicant will:
Overseeing the secure receipt, storage and dispatch of exam materials
be responsible for organising all public and internal examinations and will manage a large team of invigilators
be responsible for issuing results to pupils
liaising with examination bodies and keeping abreast of national changes to ensure an updated knowledge of examination requirements.
liaising with and advising subject leaders and SENCO to ensure entries and special considerations are timely, accurate and appropriate to need
have strong IT skills and experience of using databases
You will work closely with our team of enthusiastic Exam Invigilators, in order to meet our exam needs under strict deadlines.
As your professional development is important to us, we also offer a comprehensive package of CPD opportunities, including nationally recognised qualifications that suit all types of career progression. These are widely available, free of charge through the ALI (the Aspirations Learning Institute), at all of the Aspirations Academy scho