AddressThe 4 Day Week Campaign believes it would “dramatically improve the lives of teachers”. We are always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance at The Westleigh School and we are excited to have been asked to be part of a trial of the 4-Day teaching week for staff whilst continuing to receive full-time pay, which will commence 2023/2024.
We are seeking an individual to work under the direction and instruction of senior staff to provide specific support to the school in the monitoring of external examinations.
Organisation:
- Prepare the Examination Hall by ensuring that the room meets examination requirements i.e. centre number and clock clearly visible to all.
- Arrange for candidates to get into the exam hall in an appropriate manner.
- Contact a teacher in the subject area when candidates raise a concern or problem with the paper that requires the professional judgment of a teacher.
Supervision of Examinations:
- Ensure that the candidates have correct papers.
- Ensure the correct identification of all candidates.
- Deal with extras candidates not on the register.
- Ensure candidates are aware they are under exam conditions, retrieving mobile phones etc.
- Read erratum notices.
- Notify candidates of the start of the exam.
- Record the start and finishing times of exams.
- Open and distribute papers and any other authorised materials to candidates.
- Ensure attendance register is completed.
- Supervise candidates in a quiet and unobtrusive manner
- Respond to candidates queries in accordance with the exam regulations.
- Supervise any candidates who may need to leave the room in accordance with exam regulations.
- Supervise "clash" candidates between exams.
- Distribute additional paper/equipment as required
Our ethos is ‘Aspiring and Achieving Together’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring The Westleigh school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Westleigh School is a great place to learn and a great place to work.
Uniting with The Shaw Education Trust brings with it new opportunities and a wealth of resources to supplement our mission to improve outcomes for all our students. Colleagues will have access to a large range of well-established training opportunities, such as a fully funded L5 Instructional Coaching qualification or Accelerated Leadership training, for those aspiring to Middle Leadership. Outstanding teachers will also achieve Trust Professional Advocate designation, which provides exciting opportunities to support colleagues within both The Westleigh School and across other SET schools to share best practice. With this brings the opportunity to engage in the cross-trust peer review and Trust CPD programme.
Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff)/Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted.
Salary: Grade 2 – SCP 10 - 11 - £11.79 per hour - £22,737
Working hours: Casual
Contract type: Casual
Application deadline: Monday, 18th March 2024 at 9am
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
