Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Exams and Assessment Officer
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Exams and Assessment Officer
Role: Exams and Assessment Officer
Academy:
Outwood Academy Portland
Start Date:
September 2026
Salary:
£28,598 to £29,540
Working Pattern:
37 hours per week, full-time (whole-year basis)
Are you an exceptionally organised, detail-driven professional with a strong understanding of examinations processes and data systems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where precision, compliance, and deadlines are critical to student success?
We are seeking a highly motivated Exams and Assessment Officer to join the team at Outwood Academy Portland, affectionately known as "the Palace."
About the Role
This is a pivotal role at the heart of the academy, ensuring the seamless delivery of all internal and external examinations while maintaining:
- Robust and accurate assessment data to drive school improvement.
- Compliance with JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements.
You will take full responsibility for:
- The administration, organisation, and smooth running of examination processes.
- Directly impacting student experience and academic outcomes by:
- Coordinating shareholder entries and timetabling.
- Managing invigilation and results distribution.
- Ensuring accurate tracking of pupil progress and underachievement.
The role also requires significant data responsibility, including:
- Maintaining MIS for entry records.
- Producing reports compatible with Praising Stars for pupil tracking.
- Statistical and trend analysis to support leadership and teaching staff.
Key requirements include:
- Data management (expected to work within and manage SIMS).
- Strong technical ability (Excel proficiency, building databases, basic SQL desirable).
- Excellent organisation, ability to meet tight deadlines, and clear communication.
- Confidence facilitating stakeholder engagement (with staff, students, parents, external agencies).
Ideal Candidate
If you can:
- Remain calm under pressure and find joy in precision.
- Demonstrate professionalism and commitment to organised, structured processes.
- Collaborate effectively within a collaborative environment. ... we’d love to hear from you.
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Welcome from the Principal
We are a welcoming, ambitious academy with a relentless focus on:
- Student-centred success: Committed to excellence in education.
- Culture: Ranked as Exemplary Leadership Training Host School (Ofsted plaudits), performing above average outcomes in English & Maths GCSEs.
- Mental Health Awards: Recognised with Carnegie Bronze Award in Mental Health.
- Inclusivity: Being awarded the IQM Inclusive Schools Award Centre of Excellence Status.
Our ethos fosters:
- Committed collaboration between teachers, classroom assistants, and students.
- Storefront potential: Measurable and enhanced achievement basis fair vehicle for staff to maximise impact.
Responsibilities
As the Exams and Assessment Officer, you will:
Administrative & Compliance
- Oversee examinations processes from entry to certificate distribution, ensuring full:
- JCQ Statutory regulations compliance.
- System use:
- MIS implementation and security for exam entries.
- Operational staffing administration:
- Invigilator supervision (trienage/training).
- Stakeholder Coordination:
- Board’s board liaisons for shifts and terms, with secure handling of examination materials.
Data & Insight-Driven Work
- Aggregate and enhance assessments reports with insights: irregular trends or patterns for targeted interventions.
- Support SLT and managers:
- Student census coordination.
- Analytical work using Praising Stars for identifying at-risk learners.
- Maintain and distribute data to stakeholders, exemplifying accuracy.
Common Collaborations
- Interface effectively:
- With teachers, pastoral teams, external suppliers, and awarding bodies (Edexcel, AQA, WJEC etc.).
- Liaise inclusively with parents, ensuring transparent data communication.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Senior qualifications: A-Level 3 in a relevant field (education, administration, management information systems).
- Technical proficiencies:
- Excel (advanced work complicity; include formulae, pivot tables, data driven projects).
- Ascertain Educational Management Information System experience (SIMS or compatible systems desired).
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Experience & Skills
- Demonstrated ability to:
- Accurately process data, draw clear conclusions, and present informative trends.
- Interacting with management software and SQL basics.
- Organisational strengths:
- Time management under pressure, attention to detail and immaculate record-keeping.
- Communication:
- Ability to liaise with all stakeholders across an educational structure.
About Us
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) centres staff development on excellence, supporting through our Outwood Institute of Education for recruitment, growth, and retention.
Benefits
Career Advancement
- Professional growth supported through:
- Access to apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
Remuneration & Wellbeing
- Secure pay with salary progression and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Flexibility with:
- 25 days leave (including bank holidays for non-teaching staff, pro-rata for part-timers).
- Occupational enhance policies (e.g. rightly staff home childcare centre perks).
Work-Life Balance
- On-Site Facilities: Free parking and perks via Employee Discounts and Assistance Programmes.
Inclusivity & Support
- Mental Wellbeing initiatives integrated into policies.
Note: All benefits fully inclusive in mid-decision contract cycles.
How to Apply
For further details about see-staff listed benefits, please click here. Visit Outwood’s careers portal to review CEO’s Message and learn more.
Note: If applying from external sources, click the OGAT ‘Apply’ link in working link.
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