Exams Manager — School Examinations & Compliance Lead

Every; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Career progression

Employee Assistance Programme

LGPS access

Flu jabs for staff

Cycle to work scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Lifestyle savings platform

Generous family leave

40 days annual leave

Job summary

EMAT is recruiting an experienced Exams Manager to oversee the full public examination cycle, ensuring JCQ compliance and robust exam operations across our UK schools.

You will coordinate timetables, rooming, staff, and security while leading invigilators and collaborating with SENDCo for access arrangements. This role supports GCSE/A-level results days and audits within a growing trust.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing the full public examination cycle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the full public examination cycle, from entries through to results, certificates and post-results services.
• Ensure all examination processes, systems and procedures comply with JCQ and awarding body regulations.
• Coordinate internal and external examination arrangements, including timetables, rooming, resources, staffing and examination security.
• Recruit, train and manage examination invigilators and coordinate effective invigilation.
• Work closely with the SENDCo to ensure appropriate access arrangements and reasonable adjustments are implemented and evidenced.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, senior leaders and examination boards, responding to queries and resolving issues as required.
• Manage examination clashes, unexpected issues and emergencies in accordance with regulations and safeguarding procedures.
• Maintain accurate examination records, candidate numbers and relevant data, and support the analysis and reporting of examination information.
• Lead and support JCQ inspections and ensure examination policies and procedures are fully evidenced.
• Arrange the receipt, checking and distribution of examination results and certificates, including supporting GCSE and A-level results days.
• Manage enquiries about results, reviews of marking, appeals, special consideration and the retrieval of examination scripts.
• Monitor examination expenditure and ensure examination fees and charges are accurate and appropriately managed.

Job description

EMAT is recruiting an experienced Exams Manager to oversee the full public examination cycle, ensuring JCQ compliance and robust exam operations across our UK schools.

You will coordinate timetables, rooming, staff, and security while leading invigilators and collaborating with SENDCo for access arrangements. This role supports GCSE/A-level results days and audits within a growing trust.