About the role
- To conduct examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), awarding body and KGA instructions
- To play a key role in upholding the integrity of the examination/assessment process
- Assist candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and advising them about possessions permitted in examination venues
- Ensure candidates do not talk once inside examination venues
- Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures
- Supervise candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not remove unauthorised equipment or stationery from the venue and ensuring that candidates leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner
- Assist exams staff as requested
- Check attendance during examinations
- Escort candidates from venues during the examinations as required, and supervising candidates whilst outside examination venues
- Assist with setting-up examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers in accordance with strict procedures
- To attend training, update or review sessions as required
Occasional
- Record details of late arrivals and early leavers and collecting scripts from early leavers
- Collect and collate scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with strict procedures
- Assist with the preparation of script envelopes.
To undertake, where required and where able, other duties requested by the Exam’s Officer, for example:
- Supervision of clash candidates between exam sessions
- Facilitating access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided)
- Other exams-related administrative tasks
Job tags
- Other Support
- Education
- FULL TIME
- Full Time
Vacancy source
Listed from DfE Teaching Vacancies — OGL v3.0 · Last checked 21 Sept 2026.
Official public source · Department for Education.
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