Examinations Officer

Examinations Officer Location: Barnhill Community High School Salary: SO2, Point 27 £36,888 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm. Working Weeks : 40 Weeks per year - term time + 5 INSET days + 10 additional days per year, as directed and to include dates in holiday periods when exam results are issued. Start Date : September 2026 Reporting to: Member of SLT About Us: Barnhill is a heavily oversubscribed, high performing school that places wellbeing and quality of life at the heart of its ethos. Barnhill performs in and around the top 5% of schools in the country and was judged to be outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. The sixth form was judged to be a very strong aspect of the school in the inspection. Barnhill is part of Middlesex Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust which is dedicated to providing exceptional educational opportunities for young people, fostering inclusive learning environments, and nurturing a strong sense of community. With three schools under our care—Barnhill High School, Belmore Primary, and William Byrd Primary—our mission is to ensure every child has access to outstanding facilities that inspire success. Staff Wellbeing: We have a very well thought of staff wellbeing that focusses on allowing staff to concentrate on their work without unnecessary impediment. In addition to this there is a range of supportive measures such as marking from home, wellbeing events and staff celebrations. The Role: Barnhill Community High School are seeking to appoint an Examinations Officer to be responsible for the administration, organisation and smooth running of public and internal examinations. Key Responsibilities: 1. To be responsible for examination entries for external public exams, including GCSE, A/AS Level, KS3 tests, BTEC and Asset Languages, including estimated entries, forecast grades and coursework marks 2. To liaise with Curriculum Leaders on all aspects of student entries, examination timetable and seating plans 3. To disseminate via Key Stage Leaders information about public exams to staff, students and their parents 4. To liaise with staff, parents and students to deal with complaints and queries about public examinations, including SATs 5. To line manage all invigilator team members 6. To be responsible for ensuring the safe storage of all examination materials To be responsible for the daily running of all public examinations, including: -Liaison with Facilities Management staff to ensure rooms are set up as required and liaison with Curriculum Areas that may be affected by exam arrangements, eg. PE Liaison with Cover Manager who will create the invigilation timetable where staff are required -Production of a schedule for invigilators to ensure full coverage of all exams within exam board guidelines -Ensuring exam cards and exam papers are laid out according to the needs and require