Exams Officer
Bishop Ramsey School
Middlesex
- £25,236 - £25,992 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Scale 6: £25,236 - £25,992 (Actual salary for an average of 30 hours per week plus 8 additional days).
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 February 2026
Job overview
Are you an organised, detail-focused and proactive Exams Officer, ready to lead and manage the school’s external examination process and key elements of internal assessments?
This is a pivotal role within the school, ensuring all examinations are administered efficiently, accurately and in full compliance with JCQ regulations. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders, teaching staff, students, parents and examination boards to deliver a smooth and professional exam service.
Key responsibilities:
Lead and administer all external examinations and significant internal assessments
Manage exam entries, results, reviews of marking and coursework/NEA submissions
Ensure full compliance with JCQ and awarding body regulations
Recruit, train and manage a team of invigilators
Oversee secure handling and storage of exam materials
Communicate effectively with staff, students, parents and external agencies
Manage the examination budget and associated expenditure
The ideal candidate will have:
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
Strong IT skills, particularly Excel and Word (experience with Arbor advantageous)
The ability to work calmly under pressure and to tight deadlines
Flexibility to work longer hours during peak exam periods (balanced by time off during quiet times)
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in an administrative or school environment (desirable)
We are offering this role on an 'annualised hours' basis. While this equates to approximately 30 hours per week, the actual working pattern will be flexible, with longer hours during peak times and the ability to work reduced hours during quieter periods.
Applicants should use the Support Staff Application form, which can be downloaded from HERE.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Joe Kennedy, Head of HR, on 01895 671082 or email jkennedy@bishopramsey.school
To learn more and submit your application, visit our website by clicking the Apply button.
Closing date: 10.00am on 11th February 2026.
Start date: April 2026.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the application process before the stated closing date, so apply early.
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About Bishop Ramsey School
Bishop Ramsey, is an extremely successful and consistently oversubscribed Church of England school and our staff team is supportive and considerate. The caring ethos makes Bishop Ramsey a rewarding place to work. We are committed to ensuring high standards and high aspirations, of active participation and of creating emotionally rich learning environments. This is an important part of the character of our Trust. We value our close local partnerships and genuinely collegial way of working. We recognise that an excellent working environment requires excellent support and we are committed to providing exceptional training as well as support for staff wellbeing.
As a Church of England Trust, we are a Christian Learning Community and we value inclusion and diversity highly and actively celebrate our differences as a staff body and as role models for our students. We recognise that it is not necessary to be a practising Christian in order to support our Christian ethos and therefore we welcome applications from candidates from any background.
For more information about working for us, feel free to contact us on 01895 671082 or email recruitment@bishopramsey.school
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