Examinations Officer
St Mary's Calne
Calne, Wiltshire
- £27,171 - £27,172 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term or as soon as possible during term
- Apply by:
- 29 August 2022
Job overview
St Mary’s Calne is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18. St Margaret’s Prep, which is part of the family, is a preparatory school for boys and girls aged 2-11. As a community, we thrive amidst a culture of high expectations and the education and extra-curricular opportunities we provide enable our pupils to develop into well-rounded individuals who are equipped to excel as adults. We also cater for the needs of the local community with a Sports Centre that offers excellent facilities for all.
We are delighted to be accepting applications for the position of Examinations Officer to play a key part in the continued success of our schools.
The post holder will be responsible for the administration, organisation and smooth running of public examinations and, in addition, the mock examinations for the UV (year 11) and UVI (year 13). The post-holder will also be required to work closely with staff administering other types of examinations in order to avoid clashes. The Examinations Officer reports directly to the Deputy Head Academic and is responsible to the Head for all aspects of their work.
Specific duties will include drawing up examination timetables, producing seating plans in accordance with JCQ regulations, the recruitment and training of Exam Invigilators and the responsibility for ensuring the security of exam papers.
The successful candidate will possess exceptional administration, organisational and communication skills. Experience of recruiting and managing a team would be advantageous as would knowledge of the school examinations system.
In return we offer a competitive salary, contributory pension scheme (if eligible - employers contribution 7.5%), fee remission for daughters educated at St Mary’s Calne and for sons and daughters educated at St Margaret’s Preparatory School, discounted membership of the St Mary’s Calne Sports Centre and complimentary meals during term time.
The post of Examinations Officer is offered on a term time basis with an additional 3 weeks working at the end of the school summer holiday (due to A Level and GSCE exam results publication). The salary for this position is £27,172.70 pro rata (£32,860 FTE).
For an informal discussion regarding the role please do not hesitate to contact Michael Smyth, Deputy Head Academic via email msmyth@stmaryscalne.org
To apply please complete a school application form available at https://stmaryscalne.org/index.php/contact-us/vacancies/non-teaching-vacancies
Closing date for applications 29th August 2022, interview date is provisionally scheduled for Thursday 8th September 2022.
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About St Mary's Calne
St Mary’s Calne is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18, a happy, purposeful and flourishing community of around 360 pupils with a 80% to 20% boarding to day ratio.
Founded in 1873, the school has been providing an outstanding education for girls for 150 years, and our alumnae have prominent positions in every profession from the law, politics and medicine to the arts, drama and sport. There is a strong tradition of the core academic subjects and strength in science and mathematics, as well as modern languages, arts and humanities.
Our Sixth Form is flourishing and highly successful, with over 120 girls. The girls benefit from exceptional careers advice and work hard to achieve their goals. Their academic results are outstanding and the girls go on to study at top UK and American universities; the striking range of courses they embark upon shows the wealth of choice available to our pupils. Many of the Sixth Form also undertake extensive pieces of independent research in the form of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), with 100% achieving A*s last year.
Located near the market town of Calne and amidst the natural beauty of the Wiltshire Downs, we are also within easy reach of the university towns of Bath, Bristol and Oxford and just over an hour by train from London. Our ideal location means that our girls benefit from a huge range of curriculum-enhancing opportunities as well as extra-curricular ones.
ISI May 2017: Under the new ISI framework in both quality of Pupil Achievement and Pupil Development St Mary’s was awarded the highest possible grade – Excellent. In addition, St Mary’s was found to be robustly compliant with all the ISI statutory standards in the Focused Compliance Inspection.
Our strategic plans for the next few years include the following:
- To build on and develop a high expectation and success culture amongst pupils and staff.
- To continue to develop and strengthen a fully integrated education for each girl which responds to her individual needs.
- To develop a cutting edge curriculum and extra-curriculum that anticipates and responds to the needs of the workplace and life in the 21st century and allows girls to develop their agility of mind, their independence in learning and their adaptability.
- To develop school structures, systems and facilities to support and enable our curriculum aims.
- To ensure the high profile of St Mary’s is recognised in the local, national and international community.
St Mary’s offers positions on its own pay scale based on experience and expertise. Benefits include pension scheme, reduced school fees for dependents (including girls and boys up to 11 at St Margaret’s Preparatory School), a nominal fee for on site Sport Club membership (including access to a wide range of fitness classes, swimming pool and gym) and excellent term time meals.
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