Exam Invigilator

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Swindon Academy is looking for flexible and reliable individuals to support examinations throughout the year, supervising all types of exams including GCSEs on a casual and ongoing basis.

You will work session by session (8:00–13:30 or 13:30–16:15) or full days, with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly with young people, while maintaining authority.

Enhanced DBS check and two references are required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong spoken and written English skills.
• Desire to make a real difference to students.
• Excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
• Contribute to a team.
• Be accurate in both verbal and written communication.
• Be flexible in availability during peak times.

Responsibilities

• Supervise exams throughout the year.
• Work in sessions 8:00–13:30 or 13:30–16:15, or all day.
• Communicate clearly with young people and maintain authority.
• Support in GCSE examinations and other exams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Clear communication with young people

Organisational skills

Inter-personal skills

Team player

Flexibility

Job description

School: Swindon Academy

Job Title: Exam Invigilator

Required: November 2026

Salary: £12.81 per hour

Hours: As and when required

Swindon Academy are looking for flexible and reliable individuals to support school during examinations. You will be employed on a casual and ongoing basis at the school to supervise all types of exams including GCSEs throughout the year.

We are looking for exceptional people who:

• will supervise exams throughout the year
• will be able to work in sessions - 8am - 13.30pm and 13.30pm - 1615pm (earlier finishes can be accommodated) or all day.
• have a high level of attention to detail, and the ability to relate to and communicate clearly with young people
• be able to hold yourself with an air of authority and remain calm

The ideal candidate will be able to:

• demonstrate strong spoken and written English skills,
• show the desire to make a real difference to the lives and outcome of our students,
• demonstrate excellent organisational and inter-personal skills,
• contribute to a team,
• be accurate in both verbal and written communication,
• be flexible in their availability particularly in peak times.

All new employees will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with Barred List information prior to working in school. Two satisfactory references are required from all successful applicants, one of which must be the current or most recent employer.

United Learning reserve the right to request further checks for individuals that have ever lived or worked outside the UK. It is an individual’s obligation to meet these requirements by requesting a Certificate of Good Conduct from that country, or those countries.

Why choose us

At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.

We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years.

After a visit from Ofsted in June 2026, the academy continues to be a ‘Good’ school in all aspects of the inspection framework. Inspectors who visited the school noted that, “Warm, caring relationships are at the heart of the way that staff work with pupils.”

United Learning

Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resources, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.