Exam Reader/Scribe
Mercia Academy
Derbyshire
- £9.79 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade C
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- Jan 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 November 2022
Job overview
We are looking to recruit highly committed and enthusiastic Exam Readers & Scribes to assist students during both external and internal examinations as and when required throughout the school year.
A reader is responsible for reading the examination paper accurately to the student. Readers must read only the instructions or questions on the exam paper and must not explain or clarify questions.
A scribe is responsible for providing an accurate and legible handwritten record from the personal dictation of a student in examinations. Scribes may be asked to draw diagrams and read back material to the student on a one-to-one basis. A scribe should be able to write legibly and at a reasonable speed.
The ideal candidate will:
· Be flexible
· Be reliable
· Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills
· Be a team player and happy to share good practice
· Have high expectations of the students
Knowledge of school examinations procedures would be beneficial but full training will be given.
Attached documents
About Mercia Academy
Mercia Academy in Derbyshire is situated in Newhall, Swadlincote and has approximately 600 students, aged 11-16, on roll. The Academy is currently part of the Falcon Educational Academies Trust and has been selected for the School Rebuilding Programme.
Headteacher
Jackie Cooper
Values and vision
Mercia Academy works to provide a broad, stimulating learning programme for all students and guides them as successful, confident and responsible citizens. The academy’s focus is the wellbeing and happiness of each child and it wants to ensure that good communication is kept at all times between parents, staff and students in order for this to be fulfilled. Mercia Academy offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities for students to get involved in and learn new skills outside of the classroom, which include art and sports clubs. The school hopes to guide students as active citizens, while leadership skills are practiced through an active Student Council. The Academy holds a number of awards for its careers and inclusion work.
Ofsted
The Academy was rated Good for Quality of Education, Leadership and Management and Personal Development in May 2022. Behaviour and Attitudes, and therefore overall, are rated RI and the Academy is working on the improvement areas of attendance and punctuality. The inspection team noted that
- The curriculum is ambitious and designed to give all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the knowledge they need to succeed in life
- The school is highly inclusive, and all feel welcome. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with each other, and with staff
- Pupils receive high-quality careers advice to help them make wise and ambitious decisions about their future
- Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain.
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