Data Manager/Exams Officer – Leyton – Immediately

A thriving and ambitious school based in Leyton, Waltham Forest are looking for a Data Manager/Exams Officer to join the ever growing office team. This school has an amazing staff environment and culture and is currently teaching over 950 students and has received an Ofsted rating of ‘good’ in the most recent visit.

Main Responsibilities for this role:

• Being the appointed person responsible for all data on school’s MIS.
• Organise the collection of internal assessment data through the creation of SIMS mark sheets/grade sets/aspects/results sets and 4matrix
• Undertake quality assurance methods to always ensure the integrity of the data
• Maximise the use of SIMS Assessment Manager
• Generate and produce progress reports issued in accordance with the assessment calendar for all students
• Generate relevant analysis to support the Leadership team in tracking student progress.
• Monitor return deadlines for data returns
• Provide training for staff on school systems and how optimise their use
• Provision of data analysis, to analyse overall school data and performance
• Manage system permissions, issuing passwords and ensuring all staff have correct access rights too.
• Be accountable for completing the school Census returns
• Support senior leaders in both phases in creating pupil and staff timetables
• Manage all administration of the examination system including the collection and collation of all entries, results and forecasts.
• Be responsible for updating Exams Policies to ensure that our Exams remain compliant with JCQ regulations.
• Carry out risk assessments for any conflict of interest relating to the Examinations in accordance with JCQ.
• To be responsible for implementing new regulations at the start of each academic year upon the production of the JCQ ICE (Instructions for conducting examinations) booklet.
• Be responsible for the input of the entries onto the SIMS system and submitting to the Examination Boards.
• Liaising with the Examination Boards, Business Manager, Leadership Group, Staff, Students and parents.
• To work with the SENDCO to collate Special Needs Information in order to submit Access for Arrangements on line and keep up to date records for the Exam Board Officials.
• To be responsible for all external and internal communications regarding examinations.
• To be responsible for coordinating JCQ and any other external assessor inspections.
• Check and collate exam papers and exam stationary as they arrive and ensure confidential storage.
• To be responsible along with the School Business Manager for the recruitment, management and training of the invigilators and be responsible for them during the examination sessions.
• Be responsible for the smooth running of the examination in the exam room.
• Be responsible along with the School Business Manager for carrying out any malpractice investigations.
• Collate the examination papers in accordance with the instructions of the Exam Board and arrange collection by the appropriate collection agency.
• To assist with the management of the Examinations budget forecast along with the School Business Manager
• Co-ordinate the Exam Results days in in August to ensure that students are issued with the results.
• Arranging suitable invigilation for both internal and external exams in accordance with JCQ regulations.

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