Lead Exam Invigilator
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 October 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2BA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 53eb72bf-66dd-4545-97a7-358acd60e129 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a committed and organised Lead Exam Invigilator to ensure the smooth and secure running of school examinations in line with JCQ and school regulations. This key role oversees supervising exam sessions, maintaining exam integrity, and managing candidate conduct.
As the main link between the exams officer and the invigilation team, you will lead by example, providing clear guidance, training new invigilators, and supporting recruitment and performance reviews. You’ll also help prepare exam materials, monitor compliance, and contribute to ongoing improvements in exam procedures.
This role is essential to upholding fairness and creating a calm, supportive environment for students. We’re looking for someone with strong leadership, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining high standards.
We are looking for someone who:
• Is extremely reliable, enthusiastic and flexible
• Has good verbal communication skills
• Can demonstrate a commitment to teamwork and good leadership skills
Experience of working (paid or unpaid) with children of appropriate age range would be desirable. The successful candidates will ensure that guidelines and regulations for the integrity and security of the examination papers and procedures are followed during examination sessions and be comfortable addressing large groups of students.
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
What the school offers its staff
Blue Coat is a successful and oversubscribed school in the heart of the city of Coventry. As a Christian school our intake draws from both the local area and across the city and surrounding areas. Consequently, we have a diverse intake and a culturally thriving school. The school was graded 'Outstanding' in its SIAMS inspection and 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2023 and continues to perform exceptionally well academically. In 2023 our Attainment 8 at GCSE was 52.3 and our Progress 8 score was +0.42 both of which are above national average. The vast majority of our students stay on into the sixth form and continue their studies.
We have a large and successful Post 16 provision with 350 pupils on average studying either A levels or Vocational Level 3 courses. We have excellent rates of progression to universities, apprenticeships and employment.
We were inspected by Ofsted in May 2023, and were judged a Good School, with Outstanding for Personal Development, The Sixth Form and Leadership and Management. Ofsted shared in their report:
• Leaders and teachers share a moral purpose.
• There is a cohesive and vibrant school community.
• Leaders have built an inclusive community. Staff are very proud to work at the school.
• Staff feel very well supported by leaders and greatly value the training they receive to continually improve their work.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
We are seeking to appoint a committed and organised Lead Exam Invigilator to ensure the smooth and secure running of school examinations in line with JCQ and school regulations. This key role oversees supervising exam sessions, maintaining exam integrity, and managing candidate conduct.
As the main link between the exams officer and the invigilation team, you will lead by example, providing clear guidance, training new invigilators, and supporting recruitment and performance reviews. You’ll also help prepare exam materials, monitor compliance, and contribute to ongoing improvements in exam procedures.
This role is essential to upholding fairness and creating a calm, supportive environment for students. We’re looking for someone with strong leadership, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining high standards.
We are looking for someone who:
• Is extremely reliable, enthusiastic and flexible
• Has good verbal communication skills
• Can demonstrate a commitment to teamwork and good leadership skills
Experience of working (paid or unpaid) with children of appropriate age range would be desirable. The successful candidates will ensure that guidelines and regulations for the integrity and security of the examination papers and procedures are followed during examination sessions and be comfortable addressing large groups of students.
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
What the school offers its staff
Blue Coat is a successful and oversubscribed school in the heart of the city of Coventry. As a Christian school our intake draws from both the local area and across the city and surrounding areas. Consequently, we have a diverse intake and a culturally thriving school. The school was graded 'Outstanding' in its SIAMS inspection and 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2023 and continues to perform exceptionally well academically. In 2023 our Attainment 8 at GCSE was 52.3 and our Progress 8 score was +0.42 both of which are above national average. The vast majority of our students stay on into the sixth form and continue their studies.
We have a large and successful Post 16 provision with 350 pupils on average studying either A levels or Vocational Level 3 courses. We have excellent rates of progression to universities, apprenticeships and employment.
We were inspected by Ofsted in May 2023, and were judged a Good School, with Outstanding for Personal Development, The Sixth Form and Leadership and Management. Ofsted shared in their report:
• Leaders and teachers share a moral purpose.
• There is a cohesive and vibrant school community.
• Leaders have built an inclusive community. Staff are very proud to work at the school.
• Staff feel very well supported by leaders and greatly value the training they receive to continually improve their work.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.