Exam Access Assistant

Lord Wandsworth; Sutton; On-site; GBP 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in England is looking for an Exam Access Coordinator to manage exam access arrangements for students with additional needs. Responsibilities include coordinating assessments, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing training to staff. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience in similar roles. The position offers a competitive salary of £27,225 per annum for a 24-month fixed-term contract, working two days per week during term-time plus additional weeks.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Fee remission for children

Free lunch

Access to school facilities

Social and sporting events

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating assessments for students requiring access arrangements.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with parents and staff.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assessment processes for students needing access arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with JCQ and awarding body regulations.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on access arrangement rules.

Skills

Assessment coordination

Communication

Training

Compliance understanding

Job description

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Exam Access Coordinator

Reference: JAN20260899

Expiry date: 23:59, Fri, 16th Jan 2026

Location: Long Sutton, Hook

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Broad range of staff benefits including contributory pension scheme, fee remission for children, free lunch, use of wide-ranging school facilities - swimming pool, tennis, walks, trails etc and excellent social and sporting events

Directorate: Pastoral and Academic Support
Responsible to: Senior Head of SEN and Inclusion
Location: On Campus
Contract: 24 months FTC, 2 days per week, term-time plus 4 weeks
Salary: £27,225 per annum

Role outline and purpose
The Exam Access Arrangements Assessor (EAA) at LWC is responsible for identifying, assessing, and coordinating appropriate exam access arrangements for students with additional needs, ensuring that all arrangements are fair, student-centred, and fully compliant with JCQ and awarding body regulations. Working collaboratively with the SENCo, teaching staff, house staff, parents, and external professionals, the EAA gathers and maintains robust evidence of need, oversees assessments, submits applications within required deadlines, and ensures arrangements reflect students’ normal way of working across academic and pastoral settings. The role also supports LWC’s inclusive ethos by providing guidance and training to staff, reviewing and monitoring arrangements regularly, and maintaining accurate records to ensure consistency, compliance, and best practice across the school.

Role responsibilities

Identification and Assessment

• Coordinate the screening and assessment process for students who may require access arrangements (e.g., dyslexia, learning difficulties, medical needs, physical disabilities, anxiety).
• Work with SENCOs, teachers, parents, and external specialists to gather evidence of need. Be involved in communication with the other departments of the school and parents at all stages to ensure EAA is understood and implemented.
• Carry out EAA assessments or ensure assessments are carried out by suitably qualified professionals (e.g., specialist assessors).
• Communicate with parents about pupils on an ‘as-needs-be’ basis (either by email or face-to-face).
• Liaise with pupils on their EAA.

Compliance and Administration

• Ensure full compliance with JCQ and awarding body regulations.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including Form 8s, assessor reports, history of need, and normal way of working evidence.
  Submit applications for EAAs within required deadlines.

Training and Guidance

• Provide training to staff on access arrangement rules and best practice.
• Communicate with teachers to ensure EAA students receive their arrangements in classroom assessments (“normal way of working”).

Monitoring and Review

• Keep records up to date and review EAAs annually or as needed.
• Monitor student progress and ensure ongoing eligibility.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure processes are secure and compliant.

Appointment process and how to apply

Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 16th January 2026 with interviews taking place on 28th January 2026.

The college reserves the right to close the role early.

Please note 2 references will be required prior to interview.

Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact Dr Brigitte Wood, [e-mail].

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise
that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to
diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities,
from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any
other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and
protection of our employees from all forms of harm.

Appointments will be made subject to receipt of two satisfactory references (prior to interview)
and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of young people. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding
caring education for boys and girls since 1922.