Exam Assessor

Role: Exam Assessor

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary: £25.00 per hour.

Hours/Weeks: 16 hours per week – Start date 08 September 2025 and finishes 31 July 2026

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Exam Assessor to join our Additional Support department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Exam Assessor, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Access Arrangements & Assessment – Conduct access arrangements in line with Joint Qualifications Council requirements and carry out interviews to assess and recommend support for students with learning difficulties or disabilities.
• Student Support & Case Management – Manage a small caseload of High Needs Students, ensuring tailored support is in place and liaising with curriculum areas to promote student achievement.
• Communication & Collaboration – Disseminate updates on access arrangements, attend departmental and curriculum meetings, and contribute to course publicity, recruitment, and marketing efforts.
• Quality Assurance & Record Keeping – Maintain accurate records for students and external agencies, oversee quality assurance processes for assessors, and ensure data is up to date for funding and compliance.
• Professional Standards & Development – Uphold safeguarding, equality, and health and safety responsibilities, and actively participate in training and development aligned with college policies and priorities.

About you:

• Qualifications & Knowledge – Holds or is working toward a postgraduate certificate in SpLD or CPT3A, with Level 2 literacy and numeracy, safeguarding training, and strong knowledge of JCQ regulations and curriculum models.
• Assessment & Support Experience – Experienced in assessing students, providing high-quality learning experiences, and raising retention and achievement rates, particularly for learners with additional needs.
• Communication & Collaboration – Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence others, work effectively in diverse teams, and build professional relationships.
• Professionalism & Values – Demonstrates commitment to equality, safeguarding, and health and safety; upholds the college’s values and maintains professional behaviour and boundaries at all times.
• Flexibility & Development – Willing to travel across campuses, adapt to changing work patterns, and engage in continuous professional development to maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 29 August 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

What is an Associate?
Associates work on a short term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you. Typically an agreement runs from January to December and may be renewed thereafter.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group’s policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Documents

TBCG Ex-Offenders Policy.pdf

Exam Arrangement Assessor 2025.docx