Exams Officer

JOIN OUR MISSION TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY!

Ernulf Academy is building a team of exceptional and highly-skilled staff, committed to driving excellence and continuous improvement across our school. Last year, we improved outcomes by over 10% across multiple measures, and our ambition is to build on this success again this year.

As an Exams Officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth, efficient and compliant administration of all internal and external examinations. Working closely with senior leaders, curriculum teams, awarding bodies and support staff, you will help ensure that every aspect of the examination process is delivered to the highest standard, enabling pupils to demonstrate their achievements in a fair and well-organised environment.

You will be a highly organised and detail-oriented professional, capable of managing multiple priorities and working effectively under pressure. Through meticulous planning, excellent communication and astrong understanding of regulations and procedures, you will ensure the academy remains compliant with awarding body requirements while providing outstanding support to pupils and staff throughout the examination cycle.

This role is ideal for a committed and resilient Exams Officer who upholds the highest professional standards, models Astrea valuesand is driven to deliver high quality operational support and life-changing opportunities for young people.

• Lead the administration of internal and external examinations Plan, organise and coordinate all examination entries, timetables and arrangements, ensuring exams are delivered efficiently and in line with awarding body regulations.
• Ensure compliance with examination regulations Maintain an up-to-date understanding of JCQ and awarding body requirements, ensuring all examination processes meet statutory and regulatory expectations.
• Manage examination data and records accurately Maintain accurate student entries, results records and examination documentation, ensuring confidentiality and data integrity at all times.
• Coordinate invigilators and examination logistics Recruit, train and deploy invigilators, organise examination venues and resources, and ensure examinations run smoothly and professionally.
• Provide effective support to students, staff and parents Act as the key point of contact for examination queries, providing clear guidance and communication throughout the examination and results process.
• Manage results, post-results services and reporting Coordinate the distribution of examination results and administer reviews, appeals and other post-results services in line with awarding body deadlines.

This is a fantastic time to join TEAM ERNULF onour turnaround journey. We are on a RAPID MISSION to turn ourschool into one of the BEST in the country! When the current leadership took over, in September 2024, Ernulf had NEVER received an Ofsted 'Good' in ANY category. In January 2025, after justone term, Ofsted rated us 'Good' in ALL categories. If ourrapid improvement and ambition EXCITE you, then join us todisrupt disadvantage by transforming the education of our pupils.

We are withinan hour's commute of North London, Norfolk, Grantham and Rugby. We believe inkeeping things simple. Our mantra is: WORK HARD, BE KIND. We don'tjust want children to attain incredible academic outcomes; we also want to helpthem become great people.

Team Ernulf don't believe in fads. We know the biggest factor in a child's achievement is how hard they work. That is why wehave sky high expectations. We have simple rules, centralised detentions, and we back our teachers - so that our classrooms are disruption-free. We do this to support our children who want to work hard and do well. A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on 'powerful knowledge', underpins our teaching and learning principles.

We offer a traditional approach to teaching, following evidence-based research by Rosenshine. Our pedagogy is influenced by Teach Like AChampion (TLAC). Stimulating lessons are delivered by teachers, who we backas the expert in the room.

Team Ernulf is WWF: warm, welcoming and friendly. We pride ourselves on having a family atmosphere. Weteach our pupils empathy and respect and have zero tolerance to bullying. Ascholarly approach is at our core, but teaching pupils to be polite,considerate and caring is just as important. Our world-class enrichment programme takes learning beyond the classroom. In Autumn…