Examinations Officer - Full-time

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5450-159S
• Posted:06/05/2025
• Pay:£34,787
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:02/06/2025 at 13:00
• Interviews:TBA

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Examinations Officer

Start Date: September 2025 (or earlier if possible)

37 hours per week all year round

Hours of work between 8.00am-4.30pm Monday-Thursday

8.00am- 4.00pm on Friday

Starting salary £34,787 (negotiable depending on experience)

Hillview Range 9 Points 24-29

WHY CHOOSE US?

Do you want to be part of a community which offers a positive, exciting and rewarding place to work?  Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent. 

Our calm and focused environment, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their staff’s dedication and support, are the main reasons why people love to work at Hillview.

This is a rare opportunity to join part of our school administration team. 

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and efficient Examinations Officer for the proactive administration, organisation and conduct of public and internal examinations.  You will liaise with teachers, pupils, parents and awarding bodies in respect of examination requirements, entries, results and communications, ensuring that the school adheres to all awarding bodies’ and JCQ regulations.  You will be responsible for overseeing exam arrangements at Hillview and The View @ East Street.

Previous examination management experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities may vary but will include:

• Managing all examinations including entries, the implementation of EAAs and post results
• Ensuring staff and students are fully aware of JCQ, the Boards’/Centre’s regulations concerning the conduct of examinations
• Creating/updating Centre policies relating to exams to ensure compliancy with regulations
• Liaising with Curriculum Leaders / Centre Leader regarding all examination entries and the timetable by which entries must be made
• Producing the examinations timetable (including rooming and invigilation) in liaison with the cover manager, the Heads of Key Stage and the SENCO
• Ensuring a high standard of Exam Invigilation through training of invigilators, ensuring coverage levels are sufficient and procedures and protocols are highly efficient

Please use the contact details below if you would like to discuss the role informally before making an application.

Please return a completed application form, to Mrs A Dennett, HR Manager, Hillview School for Girls, Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE or by email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Tel: 01732 352793 Ext 180

Closing date: Monday 2 June 2025

Interview date to be confirmed

The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate

Information about the school

We are a creative, inclusive school where all students flourish and make exceptional progress. Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

Hillview consistently achieves above national average and recognises the value and importance in developing the child beyond qualifications and preparing them for the future world beyond education. Our students enjoy their time at school and the staff enjoy the supportive, caring and friendly atmosphere.

Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

By encouraging a ‘can-do’ culture, our students become astute, ambitious and independent. Visitors often comment about how articulate and enthusiastic our students are.

Our vision is that: students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society.

The pure potential belief is integral to everything that we do in school and the outcomes we expect for our students.

The View @ East Street (TV@ES) This is a new provision based in the heart of Tonbridge. It is a comfortable and small-scale study centre for 16 to 17-year-old students. This Satellite Centre, of the highly successful Hillview School for Girls, offers the highest level of support through a personalised and nurturing approach to its students, with dedicated pastoral support, counsellors and support mentors. This centre supports young people who would benefit and prefer to study in a smaller learning environment.

Two study programmes are available which can be personalised to meet the student’s interests and needs. Our personalised careers advice supports the student in meeting their aspirations and guides them onto the next part of their journey, whether it be moving onto an apprenticeship or further full-time educational studies in a Sixth Form or college environment. Our focus is firmly on equipping young people not only with key qualifications, but also with the broad range of employability and life skills they need for a sustained career – with the option to continue their studies in Higher Education.

Additional Learning Support at TV@ES is designed to remove any potential barriers to learning and ensure successful outcomes. We work closely with all our students to organise support and make reasonable adjustments to their learning experiences. Our experienced and specialist team offer a range of support, treating all students as individuals and enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Amanda Dennett
• Address:Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
• Telephone: (01732) 352793
• Email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01732 368718

Documents

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• Application Form