Examinations Officer

**Summary**
Do you have experience working within a school environment, overseeing examinations? We are currently looking to appoint an Examinations Officer to join our thriving academy in supporting the management and organisation related to scheduled and mock examinations at Harris Academy Battersea.

**About Us**
Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted ‘Outstanding' school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students.

Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world.

HABS offers a broad, academic and challenging curriculum founded on six key curriculum aims:

- To develop deep, long-lasting knowledge
- To develop students into accomplished readers, writers and orators
- To provide experiences within and beyond the classroom that enrich learning and ensure students can make informed choices about their futures
- To equip students to challenge injustice in all its forms
- To enable students to understand how they learn
- To support students to reflect on their choices and values to improve themselves and their community

These aims underpin all elements of our curriculum, and we see our core academic curriculum and wider personal development curriculum as intrinsically linked. All staff at the Academy contribute to the personal development of our students through their interactions with students, modelling our values and through their contributions to the wider life of the academy.

Our associate staff work within thriving teams and are integral to the functioning of our Academy. There is close collaboration between teaching and associate teams, and we are constantly seeking ways to embed the most effective possible collaboration in all aspects of what we do.

A thriving school can only function with fantastic staff, and our vision is to make working at HABS both enjoyable and sustainable. The wellbeing of staff underpins every decision we make, and we seek to ensure that every member of staff can enjoy a work-life-balance enabling them to bring their best to work each day.

As a part of the Harris Federation, all staff in the Academy benefit from being part of our network of more than fifty primary and secondary academies across London. Teaching and associate staff regularly draw on the support of experienced colleagues from across the Federation, participating in network meetings and benefitting from bespoke expert support from our central team. This enables every colleague to achieve success and pursue excellence in their roles.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**
This role will include:

- Responsibility for all public examinations and internal assessments
- Liaison between exam boards and Directors of Learning or senior leadership teams
- Circulation of information and instructions from examination boards to staff
- Planning and distributing an annual calendar of external and internal examinations
- Recruitment, induction, training and deployment of invigilators
- Oversight of distribution of certificates
- Providing facilities for external students if appropriate
- Collecting syllabus requirements, entries coursework marks and estimated grades from Directors of Learning
- Checking that sufficient quantities of papers are ordered, received and that procedures for storage of papers are adhered to
- Liaising with relevant staff to ensure halls are set up appropriately
- Setting up the examination room provision, including any equipment required
- Collecting scripts and keeping securely until sent to examination board
- Keeping certificates of posting and other important certification relating to security of examinations
- Collection, collation and distribution of examination results
- Processing special consideration requests as required
- Keeping accurate accounts of any fees paid by students
- Providing entries lists to Directors of Learning and Assistant Principals for checking
- Creating and distributing examination timetable showing dates, times and locations for both internal and external assessments
- Ensuring all students are given their statements of entry and are informed of the dates and times of their examinations

**Qualifications & Experience**
We would like to hear from you if you have:

- English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent
- Knowledge of the examination system and procedures
- Knowledge of Microsoft software
- Knowledge of National curriculum
- Three years’ experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
- Experience in a similar role

**Next Steps**

**Rewards & Benefits**
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and be