Harris Federation

About Us

Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students. In 2023, Ofsted visited the academy and judged us as remaining ‘outstanding’, commenting on our “highly ambitious curriculum”, the “exceptionally high quality of education” provided and noted that “behaviour in the school is very strong”. Nevertheless, we are extremely ambitious for our school and as we seek to continue to grow and develop, we are looking for more brilliant people to join us.

Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world.

HABS offers a broad, academic and challenging curriculum founded on six key curriculum aims:

To develop deep, long-lasting knowledge
To develop students into accomplished readers, writers and orators
To provide experiences within and beyond the classroom that enrich learning and ensure students can make informed choices about their futures
To equip students to challenge injustice in all its forms
To enable students to understand how they learn
To support students to reflect on their choices and values to improve themselves and their community

These aims underpin all elements of our curriculum, and we see our core academic curriculum and wider personal development curriculum as intrinsically linked. All staff at the Academy contribute to the personal development of our students through their roles as tutors and through their contributions to the wider life of the academy.

A thriving school can only function with fantastic staff, and our vision is to make teaching at HABS both enjoyable and sustainable. The wellbeing of staff underpins every decision we make, and we seek to ensure that every member of staff can enjoy a work-life-balance enabling them to bring their best to work each day.

At HABS, professional growth and development is central to our mission. Our professional development motto is ‘improve, not prove’ and leaders are relentlessly focussed on supporting staff in getting even better through a wide range of internal and external training opportunities.

As a part of the Harris Federation, all staff in the Academy benefit from being part of our network of more than fifty primary and secondary academies across London. Vibrant networks of subject experts meet regularly and teachers can access bespoke support from our central teams of consultants.

For more information about what we do and who we are, we encourage you to visit our website here as well as our careers page here and explore!

Main Areas of Responsibility

This role will involve:

Responsibility for all public examinations and internal assessment, including organisation of entries, organisation of examination sessions and all communications with examination boards
Liaison between exam boards and relevant staff
Circulation of information and instructions from examination boards to all relevant staff
Planning, updating and distributing an annual calendar of external and internal examinations
Recruitment, induction and training of invigilators
Deployment of invigilators with regard to budget costs
Checking and overseeing the distribution of certificates
Providing facilities for external students if appropriate
In liaison with the Student Support Services, organising appropriate support for candidates with special needs
Collecting syllabus requirements, entries coursework marks and estimated grades from relevant staff
Checking that sufficient quantities of papers are ordered, received and that procedures for storage of papers are adhered to
Ensuring halls are set up appropriately
Setting up the examination room provision, including any equipment
Collecting scripts and keeping these securely until sent to examination board
Keeping certificates of posting and other important certification relating to security of examinations
Collection, collation and distribution of examination results
Processing special consideration requests
Keeping accurate accounts of any fees paid by students
Providing entries lists to relevant staff for checking
Creating and distributing examination timetable for internal and external assessments
Ensuring all students are given their statements of entry and are informed of the dates and times of their examinations

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
Degree or equivalent
Knowledge of the examination system and procedures
Knowledge of Microsoft software
Knowledge of National curriculum
Three years’ experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
Experience in a similar role
Strong database skills, with the ability to produce user friendly data
The ability to recruit, organise and manager exam invigilators

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Examinations Officer Full Time

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