Exams and Cover Manager

Prudhoe Community High School is a 13-19 High School with approximately 720 students on roll including approximately 200 Sixth Form. Examination results are excellent at both GCSE and Sixth Form. In 2022 our P8 was +0.11 for Year 11 and our value added measure for post-16 results is consistently higher than the national average. Progress for SEND students was +0.4. In 2016, our new school building opened. We have an environment set up to support learning for all students with new Fitness Suite, 3G pitches, Engineering, Learning Resource Centre and many more outstanding facilities
across the school.

In September 2023, the school merged with The 3 Rivers Trust to become part of The Cheviot Learning Trust with 2 high schools, 5 middle schools and 10 first schools. This is a permanent role, 37 hours per week term time plus 10 days. The normal working hours are currently Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 3.30pm and Friday 7.30am to 3.00pm with a half hour break for lunch. The post holder is responsible for the organisation and administration of public and internal examinations within school. The successful applicant will also be responsible for recruitment, training and managing a team of
external invigilators. As Cover Manager you will be responsible for ensuring appropriate and cost effective cover arrangements are in place for absent teaching staff. This post is open to experienced Exams Officers as well as those new to the post as training will be provided.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for an interview, you will be required to disclose all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to an online search and may be asked to clarify or expand on information sourced, at interview.

Please return completed applications to: c.collings@pchs.cheviotlt.co.uk. The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon Monday 22 January 2024. Applications received after this date will not be considered.