Exams Access Arrangement Coordinator (Term-time only +4)
Hopwood Hall College
Middleton
- £23,457 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £23,457 pro rata per annum i.e. £27131 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 28 July 2024
Job overview
To co-ordinate the assessment of learners and ensure learners receive Exam Access Arrangements (EAAs).
To ensure learner needs are identified and met and the support received is of high-quality, meeting approved quality standards, exam board guidelines and requirements. Provide accurate data, collate learner feedback.
To coordinate the use of Assistive Technology, equipment and resources to support learners with SpLD and/or EAAs in place.
To carry out assessments and support to learners with SpLD and EAAs and provide an example of good practice offering advice, support and guidance to team members.
Key Responsibilities
1. Liaise with prospective learners, schools, parents/carers and other agencies to ensure that support needs are identified early prior to enrolment, collecting supporting evidence of SpLD and/or EAAs.
2. To be the first point of contact to staff with all matters relating to relating to EAAs and curriculum teams to support effective deployment of resources and quality of service offered to learners.
3. Be involved in the communication with other departments of the college and parents at all stages of EAA to ensure understanding and effective implementation.
4. Conduct pre-screening of potential EAA assessment cases, before passing on cases to the SpLD assessors, support EHCP learner application of EAAs via the completion of Form 9s, working closely with the Exams team with regards to applications for EAAs and processes.
5. Liaise with Learning Support Coordinators, Officers and in-class support staff in the production of Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Form 9s for learners with an EHCP.
6. Review learners with existing EAAs due for expiry and act to renew, amend or discontinue.
7. Ensure the arrangements in place best meet learner needs, prioritise assessments-based on exam date, level and severity of need, and high-quality standards, exam board guidelines and audit requirements.
8. Maintain accurate records in accordance with guidelines and regulations (e.g. The Joint Council for Qualifications), making effective use of college information/recording systems to log and communicate EAA-related actions and issues for the attention of college staff.
9. Produce reports to detail the EAA support arrangements and interventions that have been put in place across the curriculum area/s, how the college has met the needs of learners with EAAs including collating learner feedback and involving learners in decision making.
10. Invigilate and accommodate EAAs during exams as reasonable requested by exams officer and in accordance with JCQ regulations.
11. Keep up to date with good practice in the sector and any changes in guidance such as assessment and Access Arrangements for exams.
12. Continue to build on specialist knowledge for inclusion needs (SEND, SpLD, EHCP and EAA). Ensure continuous development and improvement of professional knowledge.
13. To work flexibly in the interests of the organisation as required.
14. Carry out any other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
Attached documents
About Hopwood Hall College
Hopwood Hall College is a further education college located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The college was first established in 1992, and since its founding has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation, including the installation of a brand-new technology centre in 2012 which provides facilities for studying motor vehicle maintenance, engineering and brickwork. Although the college had previously contained its own sixth form centre, since 2010 Hopwood Hall has concentrated solely on vocational qualifications for school leavers, along with its extensive adult-education programmes. The college occupies two main sites, located close by to each other in Greater Manchester, each providing a range of high-quality teaching facilities.
Principal
Julia Heap
Values and Vision
Hopwood Hall College offers a huge range of subjects from entry-level courses up to foundation degrees, with part-time provision available for adult students looking to pursue their qualifications while working. In terms of younger students, Hopwood Hall begins accepting students at age 14, providing entry-level vocational qualifications and, potentially, apprenticeships for Key Stage 4 pupils looking to study outside of school. We have a purpose-built Salon, Restaurant and Technology Centre as well as extensive Sports and Animal Care facilities. Outside of study, the college also works hard to foster a sense of community among its students, playing host to a range of recreational common areas for students to relax and socialise.
Ofsted
“Leaders and senior managers have re-focused the college’s community learning provision. They have established good links with community groups to engage with learners who have not participated in education and training for some time. These learners benefit from the development of their essential English and mathematical skills, including English for speakers of other languages; they are progressing to further study and/or employment.”
The full report into Hopwood Hall College can be found here.
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