Examinations Officer

Edu Directory; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Holiday entitlement

Medicash Health & Wellbeing

DiscountForTeachers

Eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Institute of Education access

Job summary

The Orme Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks an Examination Officer to coordinate and administer all aspects of the school’s examination processes. You will ensure exams run smoothly, in line with examination board requirements, and support invigilators and candidates with appropriate arrangements.

You will provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, help manage the examinations calendar, and safeguard confidentiality and accuracy in all processes.

Qualifications

• Highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented with exam coordination experience.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, able to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work confidentially and support senior leaders and invigilators.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of examination processes in line with board requirements.
• Oversee invigilators, briefing them on arrangements and candidate needs.
• Provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team and manage exams schedule.

Skills

Organisation

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Communication

Confidentiality

Team coordination

Administrative support

Job description

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented Examination Officer to coordinate and administer all aspects of the school’s examination processes. Working under the direction of senior leaders, you will play a key role in ensuring that examinations run smoothly, efficiently and in accordance with examination board requirements. You will oversee and support invigilators, ensuring they are fully briefed and aware of examination arrangements, candidate requirements and any special access arrangements. In addition, you will provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the effective management of the school’s operational activities. This role would suit someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, a strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy. The successful candidate will be a reliable team player who can work independently, respond confidently to queries and help deliver a well‑organised and positive examination experience for pupils and staff. If you are an efficient administrator, who enjoys working with children and who takes pride in delivering high‑quality support and ensuring that processes run seamlessly, we would welcome your application. We are rated “Good” by Ofsted and remain committed to building on this success as a team. This achievement reflects the dedication and hard work of our staff, students, and wider school community. We are incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made and are excited to continue providing a high-quality, supportive learning environment where all our pupils can thrive. The sole ethos for the school community is ‘Empowering Learners for Life’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring the Academy is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Orme Academy is a great place to learn and a great place to work. This ethos applies equally to the staff. We believe in empowering our staff to be aspirational and effective leaders of learning and provide a good programme of CPD and induction to support those joining our vibrant community. This CPD includes being part of a large MAT, with its own Institute of Education (IoE) focused on the development of staff. The IoE provides access to wide range of network hubs, subject experts and access to best practice, as well as bespoke CPD opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly professional and committed team of staff whilst also playing their part in the success and future development of our Academy. At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life. Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our values— opportunity, integrity, community, and equity —guide everything we do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives. We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury. Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference. You will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures. If you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team. Together, let’s make the remarkable happen. We believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary. In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff) Support Staff only based on working full time, all year
• Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
• Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute.
• Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
• Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
• Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
• Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
• Participating in peer reviews.
• Access to a suite of online courses.
• Placement projects within our family of schools.

Actual Salary: £24,539-£27,034 Working hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 8 days INSET (5 days will be in 'term time', 3 days are in the summer on exam results week)