NJC

Full Time, Permanent

6 January 2025

22 November 2024

Post: Exams Officer – 37 hours per week, term time only + 10 days
Salary: Grade 7 (Actual salary £24,911 - £28,394)
To start: 6 January 2025
What makes Ridgewood School special?
At Ridgewood School we are extremely proud of our school and the high quality of education that we provide, including our popular and highly successful Sixth Form. Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead,’ represents our belief in preparing our students for their future, not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which will enable them to become model citizens and responsible members of the community. Our school values: Respect-Responsibility-Resilience, underpin what we do every day and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. In our most recent Ofsted, we achieved a ‘Good’ rating in all categories, and we are committed to this trajectory of success for our students as we aspire to move from ‘Good to Great.’ As part of this journey, in July 2023, we joined Leger Education Trust and look forward to collaborating with other schools within the trust to develop both our students and staff and be the very best that we can be.
We are looking to appoint a friendly and adaptable Exams Officer who will contribute to the success of a high performing team, and be responsible for the organisation of all Public Examinations, including Level 3, Level 1/2, GCSE, Vocational and internal (mock) examinations.
Why is the role of Exams Officer right for you?
We are committed to offering the staff who work at Ridgewood every opportunity to become the best they can be. Our training packages, for staff at all stages of their careers, are second to none. As well as our whole school and departmental training, we also offer a personalised coaching programme, NPQs and bespoke CPD, relevant to the person’s role. In 2023, we received the Teacher Development Trust Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment and passion to providing excellent CPD for all teaching and associate staff.
If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative and caring school, dedicated to the development of staff and our students’ success, Ridgewood is the school for you.
Candidates are required to possess GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above.
We strongly encourage visits from potential candidates – please contact the school to arrange this.
The closing date for this post is 9am Friday 22 November 2024. Interviews will be held soon after.
Ridgewood School reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date above.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school operates a no smoking policy.

We want every student who leaves Ridgewood School to aspire to achieve beyond what they thought they could do when they first started with us. Our core values emphasise high standards, pride in everything we do, and working together as school community to achieve the best, both inside and beyond the classroom. Nobody at Ridgewood settles for second best. It is important to us that our students not only achieve great results, but develop as people who are ready to meet any challenges they face in the future with confidence and self-assurance. We want to give our students opportunities that let them grow both intellectually and personally, and enable them to develop their own unique characters. Students at Ridgewood are given the means to contribute to both our school community and the wider community beyond. We educate the whole child so that students immerse themselves wholeheartedly in school life, and leave with a desire to contribute to society.
We offer our students an environment in which they can flourish, and see the results of their own hard work pay off. With the help of our dedicated staff, they can prepare for the road ahead and begin their journey into adult life equipped with the skills they need to ensure a happy and successful future.

Our core values are, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

We educate the whole child. Ridgewood School seeks to provide all its students with the opportunities and support which enable them to achieve and exceed their potential, not only in terms of academic achievement, but as a valuable member of the school community, and of the wider society beyond.

Ethos and Aims:

• To raise the aspirations of students so they desire to achieve and exceed targets set for them, both within and beyond the classroom.
• To engender a sense of collaborative purpose, so students and staff work together to achieve their best.
• To care for students as individuals and to respect their talents, aspirations, strengths and unique qualities.
• To provide opportunities for students to be engaged, interested and challenged by what they do and learn, every day.
• To continually strive for improvement in all areas, through hard work, resilience and determination.