Admin Assistant

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

**About the role**:

- Maintain effective communication with Awarding Body personnel, school staff, students and parents ensuring that all queries and appeals are dealt with efficiently meeting required deadlines.
- To monitor cost effectiveness within an Examination budget.
- In conjunction with Exam Lead, to liaise with Heads of Departments with regards to the relevant exam boards and syllabuses studied to examination level. To process entries, predicted grades and coursework marks, submitting entries so that Exam Boards receive correct student entries on time.
- Responsible for the preparation and distribution of exam timetables and communication for Mock examinations.
- To import exam results of external examinations and manage the integration into the school MIS system.
- In conjunction with Exam Lead, to manage the conduct of all examinations ensuring that they meet with the regulations set out by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
- To contribute and update relevant examination policies for the school so that the examination system, rules and regulations set by the awarding bodies and JCQ are clear to all members of staff in the school.
- Collate and submit required information for controlled assessment and/or coursework as required to efficiently meet required deadlines.
- To assist Exam Lead with ad-hoc reports and information as required.
- In conjunction with Exam Lead, to oversee the management of the invigilation team, ensuring relevant training takes place.
- To produce reports to assist with the analysis of examinations and assessment data, producing easily accessible information for teachers and learners
- To be involved with and contribute to JCQ inspections
- Manage the daily running of external examinations, including instruction of invigilators, ensuring the examination materials are in place for the start of the examination, collected, and dispatched after the examination in accordance with the appropriate regulations.
- Preparation and organisation of examination materials, including managing the secure storage of examination papers ensuring JCQ compliance standards are met.
- To issue to all students taking exams an information pack with all JCQ regulations, along with the schools expectations of them, together with their examination timetable, including the resolution of clashes.
- To manage the checking and distribution of Examination results and certificates.
- Ensure all students have correct ULNs
- Any other duties as reasonably required by any manager of the school.
- Participate in the ongoing development, implementation and monitoring of the school plans.
- Attend regular meetings as required and make a positive contribution during meetings
- To be a qualified first aider and administer as necessaryWelcome to Eden Park High School. Our ethos “To be the best you can be” underpins all that we do and it reflects the high aspirations that we hold for every child. We expect the best from everyone and at Eden Park High. The well-being of every student is central to all that we do and our experienced and caring pastoral staff are committed to developing the whole child.

Our students are taught to aim high and they are supported by our highly qualified staff who deliver a first class education through a bespoke and broad curriculum. Using our state-of-the-art facilities, students are prepared for the 21st Century world of work and their skills are further developed through our personally tailored extended school day from 8:15am-4:45pm.