Examinations & Data Officer
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, Kent
- £26,598 - £30,333 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highsted Academy Trust pay band 8.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2023
Job overview
Examinations & Data Officer
37 hours a week, full time all year round.
(Highsted Academy Trust pay band 8: £26,598 - £30,333)
A recruitment and retention allowance is available for an exceptional candidate.
Due to the successful promotion of the current postholder, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Exams & Data Officer to join this outstanding girls’ grammar school.
Your main responsibility will be the management of all internal and external examinations, so it is important that you have previous school experience in this arena. In assessment periods, you will line manage a team of invigilators and provide training where necessary. As with any role pertaining to school examinations, you will have an eye for detail and the ability to work accurately. You will be able to demonstrate these skills through your knowledge of JCQ guidelines and up to date understanding of best practice.
SIMS experience essential but specific training will be given. A first aid qualification is desirable and willingness to undergo first aid training. Experience of working with young people would be an advantage.
Application forms containing contact details of two referees, including email addresses, should be accompanied by a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you would be suited to this post.
Further information and an application form are available from Linda Sayers at the school. Closing date for applications: noon 21 February 2023.
Highsted Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Highsted Grammar School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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About Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Grammar School is a selective 11-16 secondary school for girls in Sittingbourne, Kent. It was known as Sittingbourne Girls’ Grammar School when it moved to its current site in the 1950s. The school converted to academy status in 2011. The sixth form is now co-educational.
The school has specialist science status, with sponsorship from Microsoft.
Highsted Grammar School is part of the Sittingbourne Partnership, a collaborative approach to sixth form education which enriches and extends the opportunities available to students through operating a joint timetable with Borden Grammar and Fulston Manor schools.
The school’s strong partnerships across business and community offers a growing network of sponsorship and support both within the UK and Europe, creating opportunities including work experience placements, university summer schools and professional support.
A balanced and broad curriculum recognises that what the school calls “the real female strengths of communication, problem-solving and team-work” can be equally valuable in science, engineering, technology, the arts and business.
Headteacher
Anne Kelly
Values and vision
The school places emphasis on personalisation, proactive mentoring and pastoral care. It aims to liberate young women to embrace the challenges that will prepare them for their future roles and responsibilities as future leaders.
Highsted Grammar School aims is to develop self-starters, focused but flexible, with the resilience and humour to negotiate setbacks. It encourages and supports its students in exploring their potential, nurturing existing talents and interests and discovering new ones.
Ofsted
"The overall effectiveness of economics and business education, including the development of students’ economic and business understanding and enterprise and financial capability, is outstanding."
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