Examinations Officer

**Commencing as soon as possible**

Heathcote School is an 11 - 18 School with an ambitious vision and plans to provide the best possible education for all young people in Waltham Forest - we are highly inclusive and our diversity is our strength. The school is on a rapid journey of improvement ensuring the ‘good’ status (Ofsted 2018) is retained and for the school to ultimately move towards ‘outstanding’ practice in all areas. This is an exciting time to be at a school in a stunning setting with unlimited potential and a school wide commitment to support the success of our pupils and staff, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Staff feedback is very positive about working in our school.

We are looking for an Examination Officer who will be responsible for leading the vision for and managing the complete examination process across all key stages covering internal & external exams and adhering to national regulations, guidelines and an annual budget. The successful applicant should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be well organised, have a good understanding of relevant management information systems and the examination system, for both GCSE and A level. You will be educated to at least A level standard.

You will be working within the Data Team and will be term time plus INSET days, plus 3 weeks during school holiday periods, including 2 weeks over the exam results period in the summer holidays to undertake administration of Exam results. Working hours during exam time within school would be 8-5pm with flexibility to work slightly shorter arrangement outside of exam periods as agreed with line manager to compensate for the longer day worked in exam periods.

Ofsted (September 2018)

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“The Headteacher and other senior leaders are ambitious for their pupils and provide strong strategic leadership.”_**

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“Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They are courteous and respectful.”_**

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“Teachers speak highly of the many opportunities they are given to develop their practice. Staff who are new to the profession feel valued, supported and enjoy their work.”_**

**Our Values**:
**Encourage**

We encourage our pupils to take pride in their learning and community - to work hard, pursue continual improvement and achieve to the best of their abilities. pupils seek and embrace feedback and show tolerance and mutual respect to each other.

**Challenge**

We challenge our pupils to take responsibility for their learning, to be resilient to failure and to self-regulate their behaviour. All our staff and governors are determined that all pupils confidently strive for success and expect them to be present and punctual.

**Succeed**

We succeed when all pupils reach their academic potential and are thoughtful, caring and honest citizens; leaving Heathcote fully prepared for the next stage of their life - whether that be in education, training or employment. We succeed by letting them do so in a comfortable and safe environment where they take a proactive role and develop socially.

We aim to ensure our staff body reflects the diversity of our community and use anonymised-recruitment processes in our short-listing. We employ staff with diverse skills and backgrounds and this ensures that our policies and systems are always inclusive of all our stakeholders. We value and respect everyone’s identity and our Equality Information and Objectives Policy confirms our commitment to the 2010 Equalities Act.

**Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 26th February 2024**

Heathcote School is an 11 - 18 school on a rapid journey of improvement. The Headteacher joined the school in 2017 and is working with all stakeholders to ensure we provide the best education and life chances we can to the young people of our community. **In September 2018 we had a full Ofsted inspection where we were graded as good in all areas.** This is an exciting time to be at a school in an unparalleled setting with unlimited potential in a high challenge, low threat environment.