Location: Ealing, West London Salary: £44,826 - £48,144 (Scale 10) Start: ASAP | Temp to Perm Enhanced DBS on the Update Service required
A high‑achieving secondary school in Ealing is seeking a skilled Data, Systems and Exams Manager to oversee the full lifecycle of school data, examinations and timetable operations. This is a pivotal role within the organisation, supporting senior leaders and ensuring that key systems run with accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
Role Overview
You will take ownership of the school's core data and systems functions, ensuring that information is accurate, accessible and used effectively to support school improvement. The role spans data analysis, MIS management, timetable coordination, daily cover operations and full oversight of the examinations process.
Key Responsibilities
Data & Reporting
- Lead analysis of attainment and progress data using ASP, FFT, ALPS and internal assessment systems.
- Lead analysis of attainment and progress data using ASP, FFT, ALPS and internal assessment systems.
- Produce clear, actionable reports for senior leaders and teaching staff.
- Produce clear, actionable reports for senior leaders and teaching staff.
- Maintain SIMS mark sheets, data collection points and SISRA uploads.
- Maintain SIMS mark sheets, data collection points and SISRA uploads.
- Support target‑setting and projections across all key stages.
- Support target‑setting and projections across all key stages.
Timetable Management
- Assist in developing and maintaining the whole‑school timetable.
- Assist in developing and maintaining the whole‑school timetable.
- Produce staff, student and faculty timetables.
- Produce staff, student and faculty timetables.
- Manage SIMS modules and ensure smooth annual rollover processes.
- Manage SIMS modules and ensure smooth annual rollover processes.
Cover Coordination
- Lead the daily cover system in line with school policy.
- Lead the daily cover system in line with school policy.
- Liaise with external agencies to secure teaching, support and cover staff.
- Liaise with external agencies to secure teaching, support and cover staff.
- Manage the cover budget and make daily deployment decisions.
- Manage the cover budget and make daily deployment decisions.
- Act as the lead Exams Officer, ensuring full JCQ compliance.
- Act as the lead Exams Officer, ensuring full JCQ compliance.
- Coordinate all external and internal examinations and assessments.
- Coordinate all external and internal examinations and assessments.
- Manage invigilators and exams administration staff.
- Manage invigilators and exams administration staff.
- Oversee secure storage, entries, timetabling, results and post‑results services.
- Oversee secure storage, entries, timetabling, results and post‑results services.
Additional Duties
- Support the production of the School Census.
- Support the production of the School Census.
- Ensure GDPR compliance and robust data procedures.
- Ensure GDPR compliance and robust data procedures.
- Review departmental practices to improve efficiency and impact.
- Review departmental practices to improve efficiency and impact.
Candidate Requirements
- Strong experience with MIS systems (SIMS essential).
- Strong experience with MIS systems (SIMS essential).
- Proven background in data analysis, reporting and systems management.
- Proven background in data analysis, reporting and systems management.
- Experience managing exams within an educational setting.
- Experience managing exams within an educational setting.
- Excellent organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to lead staff and manage competing deadlines.
- Ability to lead staff and manage competing deadlines.
- Commitment to safeguarding and professional standards.
- Commitment to safeguarding and professional standards.
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service required.
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service required.
- Temp to perm
- Temp to perm