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Exams Administrative Assistant

Exams Administrative Assistant

Sutton Grammar School

Sutton

  • £9,072 - £9,474 per year
  • New
  • Expiring soon
Salary:
SGS S10-S13
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 September 2025
Apply by:
14 July 2025

Job overview

We seeking to appoint an Exams Administrative Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the top-performing schools in England. We are seeking a key member of the support staff who will assist our examination officer in administrative tasks for all public and internal examinations as well as invigilation by joining an excellent administration team.

This is a busy role that will suit an individual who is highly organised, calm and an effective communicator. Exams admin experience will be an advantage but is not essential. The role is flexible on the days required, it is an annualised contract based on 492 hours per year, mostly to be worked during the exam season.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with people at all levels, the ability to organise work, prioritise tasks and manage time effectively. You will have the ability to resolve problems and use your own initiative under pressure and also plan a workload to meet deadlines.

At Sutton Grammar School we offer:
• The opportunity to work with bright, perceptive and ambition young people
• First class pastoral care with a clear focus on the wellbeing of students and staff alike
• A well established, successful Department and wider School Common Room
• A friendly team working in the best interests of our pupils but also of one another

Date for applications: Monday 14th July
Date for interviews: TBC
To apply please use the online application form - Quick Apply, via the TES website.

We reserve the right to invite shortlisted candidates for interview ahead of the closing date and may withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. We would therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. If you have not been called for interview by 18th July then your application has been unsuccessful.

Sutton Grammar School is a safer recruiter. As such, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and an internet and social media check. Sutton Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer.

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About Sutton Grammar School

Introduction

Sutton Grammar School is a five form entry boys' grammar school. It moved to the current site in 1928 and in recent years has added several new buildings to cope with the growth of pupil numbers. It is one of five selective schools in Sutton serving this suburb on the edge of London. From September 2017 girls have been admitted to the sixth form. We seek to provide a well rounded education with extra curricular contributions highly valued and supported - including lots of participation in drama, music, CCF and DofE. STEM project work is especially well developed with many national and international awards for individual students and teams.

Almost all students aspire to go to university and we place more than our fair share at the top institutions. We value the breadth and balance of our curriculum and seek parental support to sustain smaller subjects in the sixth form.

Location

Sutton Grammar School (post code SM1 4AS) is located near Sutton town centre in a residential area just behind the High Street. The railway station is only 5 minutes walk away and many bus routes radiate from Sutton town centre. The school owns excellent playing fields in Northey Avenue (Cheam).

Sutton is a London Borough but is on the edge of London so is conveniently close to London for its social life (train 25 minutes to Victoria) but is more affordable to buy or rent and is within minutes of the countryside.

All of Sutton's schools are very good and the borough is regularly in the top few authorities for school results.

Attraction for Teachers

The school is an attractive place to work and develop one's career. We have been a hub school for biology in the local Training School Partnership, and a regular provider of PGCE placements for other subjects too. Trained mentors are therefore available to support our own NQTs. There is a full programme of CPD for all staff, with a lot of sharing of expertise within the school. We have a single staff room and therefore all staff socialise together and we try to involve all staff to support their well-being. There is a staff badminton club, spin classes and the sports hall and gym can be freely used by staff. Tea and coffee are available in the staff room. Wide staff participation in school sport and supporting clubs and activities contributes to it being a busy but engaged staff team. We look to retain the loyalty of staff by being as flexible as possible when staff want to become part time or need to change aspects of their working arrangements. Teachers are assisted by an outstanding team of support staff - not great in number but highly capable and flexible. The pupil roll is currently 1,043 with 362 in the sixth form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for its extra curricular programme as well as its strong academic results. It is a science and maths specialist school, but seeks and achieves high standards across all curriculum areas. Staff turnover is low which is an excellent indicator that this is a very good school to work in. Newly qualified teachers are always welcome but experience is also valued and for each post we look for the best person that will enthuse young people and complement the skills of our existing team.

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