Overview
30 hours per week (4 days) / 40 weeks per year (term time) plus 2 weeks, mainly in August.
Pay Range 6 from £36,495 - £39,876 (FTE)
We are seeking to appoint a caring and meticulous Exams Officer to play a pivotal role in the life of our school. This is a key operational post, central to ensuring the integrity, efficiency, and smooth delivery of all internal and external examinations. The successful candidate will be affable, kind and highly organised, with strong communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to work highly accurately, plan ahead and problem-solve under pressure.
You will be responsible for the end-to-end administration and management of all exams across the school, ensuring strict adherence to JCQ and awarding body regulations. The role also involves line managing the experienced Assistant Exams Officer and a team of invigilators, managing expenditure, and maintaining consistency and compliance in all examination procedures.
This is an ideal opportunity to play a central role in our warm and strong community, providing the very best exams support and experience to our students and great service for our staff and parents. Whilst the role is largely 4 days/week, during external exams 5 days and longer hours are necessary.
Challoner’s High community experience
* A positive place to work with excellent facilities and IT resources and lots of purposeful and community-minded people around you (unlike working from home!)
* Use of staff gym; free staff yoga and fitness classes on site; staff discounts at local shops and restaurants in Little Chalfont, free flu jabs, some free food, local theatres discounts when available, two-week October half term
* Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
* Qualified daughters of staff are given priority in the schools over subscription criteria after 2 or more years’ service. Also, excellent train links to London (on the Metropolitan line)
Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school is graded Outstanding by Ofsted and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners.
The best advert however for working at Challoner’s High will always be our hugely rewarding students
Responsibilities
Responsible to: Deputy Head (Academic)
Salary / Allowances applicable: Pay Range 6 from £36,495 - £39,876 (FTE), Actual Salary: £26,745.30 - £29,223.06
Start Date: March 2026
Application Deadline: Noon, Monday 2 nd February
Interview Date: Thursday 5 th February
For further information please visit: Recruitment and Current Vacancies | Dr Challoner's High School
Informal visits to the school are welcome
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com
The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
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