Role: Exams and Assessment Assistant
Academy: Outwood Academy Valley
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary): £23,669 to £24,044
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only + 20 days (42 weeks)
Are you highly detail-oriented and proficient in handling sensitive data, ready to play a critical supporting role in the academy’s examination and assessment processes? Do you want to ensure that all administrative and logistical elements of student progress tracking are managed accurately and efficiently? The overall purpose of this post is to assist the Examinations and Assessment Officer in supporting the accurate management of all examinations and maintaining accurate pupil tracking data.
Welcome from the Principal
I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Valley, a school where excellence, innovation, and opportunity create an outstanding learning environment for both students and staff. We are situated at the heart of the community in Worksop, the "Gateway to the Dukeries."
We are deeply committed to putting students first, raising standards, and transforming lives. We believe learning should be enjoyable and enriching, allowing students to make exceptional progress through our knowledge-rich, personalised curriculum. Our Performing Arts Department is a particular area of excellence.
If you are passionate about education, we warmly invite you to join our dedicated team. We value and invest in our staff, offering high-quality professional development and a collaborative environment. We operate as a supportive school family, celebrating successes and working together with a shared sense of purpose.
If you share our values, apply now and take the next step in your career with us.
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The Assistant supports the Exams Officer in the management of examinations and pupil tracking data. Data duties include assisting in data production, supporting the use of 'Praising Stars', and assisting in the statistical analysis of assessment trends. They produce relevant reports from 'Praising Stars' on targets, progress, and attendance, and print reports for parents.
Examination support involves assisting with the exams MIS, distributing timetables and letters, organising invigilation timetabling and training, and ensuring the timely receipt of mark sheets. They must comply and be familiar with all JCQ regulations.
Essential experience is working with management information and data collection. Essential skills include strong written and verbal communication, proficiency in standard ICT packages including Excel, and the ability to work effectively under pressure while managing deadlines. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to respect confidentiality, analyse data, and relate sympathetically to students.
Desirable experience includes assisting with or organising educational examinations and experience in the use of educational management information systems. The individual must be willing and able to enhance their qualifications.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
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Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.
We’re incredibly proud of how far our kind, creative and talented teachers and support staff go to make life better for our pupils and their families. It’s why we have built such a leading reputation in education and taken failing schools to Ofsted-rated outstanding in a record amount of time.
We are committed to putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives.
