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Examinations officer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Aquila School
United Arab Emirates

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
22 October 2025
Apply by:
15 October 2025

Job overview

Key Responsibilities - Examinations Manager:

Collaborate with Heads of Department to manage examination entries for students.
Ensure the school is licensed and compliant with regulations as an external examinations centre.
Communicate regularly with parents and students through regular articles and up to date information on examination specifications, times, rules and resources.
Keep teachers and families informed about updates and changes to examination specifications.
Lead and manage a team of examination invigilators, including recruitment and training.
Collaborate with the Head of Inclusion to guarantee appropriate access arrangements for students with special needs during examinations.
Oversee all external examinations in the school, including national assessments (GL Progress Tests, CAT4, PASS, PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS) and public examinations (GCSEs, IBDP).
Analyse data from external assessments to inform school improvement strategies.
Qualifications and Skills:
Strong analytical and data management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience and understanding of data analysis tools such as PowerBI.
Experience in educational data analysis and reporting.
Knowledge of the British and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.
Experience in managing external examinations, including national assessments and public examinations.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong educational background and understanding of what data is required to move the school forward on it’s journey to outstanding
Excellent English language
To be line managed by the Head of Secondary
Hours of work- 7.25am-4.15pm Monday to Thursday and 7.25am to 12pm on Fridays plus occasional evening, weekend and Friday afternoon work - including all times when our pupils are sitting public examinations.
Holidays- School holidays as per the school KHDA approved calendar plus five days work during the school summer holidays the week before other staff return. Attendance is required on staff training days which are counted as term time.


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About The Aquila School

    The Aquila School
    Dubailand
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
+971 586 2700


The Aquila School is a happy community school which opened in September 2018. We are proud to be the flagship school for International Schools Partnership (ISP), a global community of 84 international schools across 23 countries with a shared purpose of growing the world’s most curious, confident minds. At The Aquila School we welcome children aged 3 to 18 years old and prepare pupils for a complex, challenging, and competitive future. We have been graded outstanding by British Schools Overseas and in the local inspection framework we are rated as good with many features including inclusion, well being and the UAE national agenda being rated as very good.

The Aquila School offers the English National curriculum adapted to be relevant to meet the diverse community that we serve. In key stage four we offer a range of IGCSEs, GCSEs and BTECs and key stage five we offer IBDP, IBCP and a range of BTECs as well as an Asdan pathway.

Our staff work hard to ensure our children love school, love learning and make as much progress as possible.

The Aquila School Vision and Purpose

Our purpose is safe, happy, learning.

Our vision is known and owned by all members of our community and really does underpin all aspects of our work

A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, be kind, compassionate learners, engage in meaningful learning experiences, make exceptional progress and understand their role as global citizens.

At ISP

At International Schools Partnership (ISP), we champion a transformative approach to learning that goes beyond the classroom. We ignite our students’ curiosity and grow their self-confidence, empowering them to become the next generation of changemakers.

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