Exams and Cover Manager

Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 per annum, pro rata

Grade: H

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time + 1 week (40 weeks per year)

Location: York, North Yorkshire - Ryedale School

We are seeking an organised and proactive Exams and Cover Manager to join our team. This is a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient administration of all internal and external examinations in line with JCQ regulations, while also managing daily staff cover requirements. We are looking to appoint a dynamic individual to ensure that the school complies with the examination board rules, ensuring exams are invigilated in a way that meets the exam board regulations and provide advice and guidance on the examination board's rules and regulations to staff and pupils. You will work within school under the direction of the Senior Leadership Team, managing student data to provide accurate and up to date analysis of assessment and target data.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the school's examination processes, including entries, timetabling, rooming, and compliance with exam board regulations.
• Liaise with staff, students, and parents to ensure accurate communication and support throughout exam periods.
• Recruit, train, and manage a team of invigilators.
• Manage the daily cover arrangements for teaching staff, liaising with supply agencies as required.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with safeguarding, data protection, and health and safety policies.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of examination regulations and school processes (training can be provided)
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Essential Requirements

• Good standard of education (numeracy and literacy)
• Level 3 qualification in a relevant field (e.g., administration)
• Enhanced DBS clearance

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are 'Striving for Excellence'.

Why work for us?

Ryedale Secondary School is part of Areté Learning Trust, committed to providing high-quality education and support for all students. You will be joining a collaborative team dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement. We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance. In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the 'Employer of Choice'. Essentially, this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work.

We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement: . If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role:

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied within the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 8th December 2025.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

Key Document

Application form:

Key Dates

Closing date: 03 December 2025

Interview date: week commencing 08 December 2025

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertises vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC is not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accepts no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

Exams and Cover Manager

Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 per annum, pro rata

Posted: 21/11/2025

Closing date: 03/12/2025

Closing time: 23:59