Summary

St Albans School seeks an organised Examinations Officer to manage the full exam cycle, ensuring compliance and smooth delivery. The role involves coordinating logistics, liaising with boards, and supporting data analysis.

Detail

St Albans School is a leading independent day school with an outstanding reputation for academic excellence.

The Examinations Officer is responsible for the efficient administration, organisation, and delivery of all external public examinations within the School, ensuring full compliance with Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and awarding body regulations. This key role supports the integrity of examination processes and ensures the smooth running of all examination arrangements.

Duties include managing the full examination cycle from entries to results and post-results services, liaising with examination boards, preparing timetables and coordinating venues and invigilators, maintaining secure handling of examination materials, supporting access arrangements and special consideration processes, and assisting with the collation and analysis of examination data. The role also involves acting as the main point of contact for examination-related queries and supporting internal mock examinations.

The ideal candidate will have strong administrative experience, ideally within a school or college examinations environment. A high level of IT competence is required, particularly in Microsoft Excel and school MIS systems. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines are essential, as is discretion when handling confidential information.

Weekly hours are 37.5 during term time plus 5 weeks during School holidays. Some flexibility with daily starting and finishing times is required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must therefore be willing to undergo child protection screening and safer recruitment checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. St Albans School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic.

The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Documents

• Safeguarding Policy September 2025 PDF Document
• Recruitment and Selection Policy Sept 2025 PDF Document
• DBS Disclosure Policy (Sept 2025) PDF Document
• Examinations Officer March 26 PDF Document