How Do I Know My Exams Team Needs Support? Our Top Ten Hints and Tips Your exams team does not have to be in crisis before you decide they need support. In fact, waiting until your exams team needs urgent help can make the situation much harder to resolve. Anything can happen at any time.…
Why Community Matters for Exams Professionals (for the purpose of this blog we use the words Exams Professional to cover all staff involved in exams administration and management, for example Exams Officer, Exams Manager) The exams profession is unlike many other roles within education. It is highly specialised which is constantly evolving and carries significant…
A Guide to Working in Education If you have ever wondered what does a school administrator do, you are certainly not alone. School administration is one of those roles that can look very different from one education setting to another. In a school, college or training provider, administrators are often the people who keep information…
Let us start with something that might not sit comfortably. When an exams department is struggling – missing deadlines, firefighting daily issues, or facing compliance risks then it is very rarely down to one person. And yet, that is often where the focus lands. The exams officer/exams manager The person at the centre of it…
If you asked ten schools what their Data Manager does, you might get ten slightly different answers. The role of a School Data Manager can vary considerably depending on the size and type of school, the responsibilities of other members of the administrative team and the experience of the individual in the role. What is…
It Is Not Always the End: What Happens After Results Day? There was something wonderfully simple about collecting exam results when I left school. I can still remember standing in the school hall, nervously tracing my finger across a large noticeboard covered with everyone’s O Level results. There was no email notification, no secure online…
(For the purposes of the blog we use the words Exams Officer to cover all professionals involved in exams administration and management.) Why is the Exam Officer Role Still Misunderstood ? by Sara Senior Business Development Manager Despite being central to one of the most high-risk functions in a centre, the exam officer role is still widely misunderstood. From the…
The Power of Reflection: Why Every Exams Team Should Complete an End of Year Review – by Director and Company Founder Paula Wood End of Year Exams Reflection As another academic year draws to a close, many exam professionals find themselves moving straight from the final exam series into results preparation, claims, planning meetings and the inevitable “to do”…
There is something special about a conversation. Every Conversation Has the Power to Change Education. Not the kind squeezed into a meeting agenda or hidden in a long email chain, but the conversations where people share their experiences, challenge ideas, celebrate successes and openly discuss the realities of working in education. That is exactly why…
Why Real-World Experience Matters in Exams Assist Training At Exam Officers & Data Solutions Ltd, we are delighted to continue as the official training partner of Exams Assist, providing practical, engaging and professional training to schools, colleges and education providers across the UK. Technology is a powerful tool, but even the best…