Examinations Officer - August 2025 start - Regent International School

Job Overview

About us:

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.

About Regent International School – Inspiring Minds. Building Character.

With a rich history of over 35 years, Regent International School is recognised as one of the leading and most innovative schools in the region, as well as a global leader in Positive Education. We have a close-knit family and community spirit with happiness resonating in our school, our children, our parents, and our teachers. We believe in inspiring, empowering, and enlightening our students and enriching the community of which we are a central focus.

Regent International School is an all–through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE and ‘A’ Levels. Some of our students achieved ‘best in world’ awards from examination bodies this year, and the school significantly exceeded all international and Dubai averages in this year’s TIMSS results. We offer a suite of Signature Programmes unrivalled in Dubai. With unique experiences in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Primary students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains. Our world-class STEAM centre and Design Thinking curriculum offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9. We are technologically innovative and embed AI in teaching and learning. We have outstanding performing arts opportunities with amazing teachers to help our more creative students truly find their voice, and equally impressive athletic options for our students who regularly compete with other international schools in the region in DASSA and BSME sporting events and are supported by PE teachers as well as bespoke coaches for each sport. Regent International School is judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school with many outstanding features and ‘Outstanding’ in our British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection in 2019.

We present an exciting opportunity to join us in further developing our highly popular, dynamic and innovative school.

About You

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Examinations Officer to join our team in August 2025. This pivotal role is responsible for the efficient planning and delivery of all internal and external examinations, including iGCSEs, GCSEs and AS/A2 levels, as well as national agenda assessments. Working closely with the leadership team, staff, and examination boards, the Examinations Officer ensures full compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, and timescales. The successful candidate will manage exam timetabling, secure storage and handling of papers, access arrangements, data entry, and communication with students and families. Strong administrative and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to remain calm under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

In Relation To Students

• All external examinations including GCSE and GCE for the Winter and Summer seasons of each academic years
• To assist the SLT to issue GCSE and GCE examination results on Summer Results Days
• To process all students in all subjects for Estimated Entry for each exam session, liaising with appropriate SLT and HoYs
• To process all students in all subjects for Full Entry for each exam session, liaising with appropriate SLT and HoYs
• To assist students with any questions they may have regarding examination issues
  
  

In Relation To Teachers

• To distribute all examination material, including curriculum updates, subject specific information sheets, mark schemes and examiner’s reports, coursework record sheets and actual examination papers, to SLT and HoDs
• To distribute publications booklets to SLT and HoDs and to co-ordinate purchase and payment
• To liaise with Director of Ace in applying for special requirements or consideration and informing exam boards of centre-based extra time allowances
• To oversee HoDs arrangements for external moderation where needed
• To provide information for HOYs of Sixth Form and Year 11 regarding I/GCSE and GCE issues
  
  

To assist staff with any questions they may have regarding examination issues

In Relation To Examination Boards

• To liaise with the exam boards i.e. Pearson Edexcel, Oxford AQA and Cambridge International
• To liaise with the examining board accounts departments regarding invoicing, examination and moderation fees
• To apply for examination timing changes and changes due to examination clashes to the exam boards
• To process all post-result issues (access to scripts, clerical checks and remarks) ensuring correct paperwork is provided for students, parents and exam boards
• To process late entries, tier changes and student detail changes
• To process and return predicted grade sheets
  
  

In Relation To The Whole School

• To process and secure examination stationary as it arrives in centre
• To process and secure examination papers as they arrive in centre
• To ensure that the Admin team have set-up examination room with all required seating, labelling, stationary, communication, regulations, attendance registers, seating plans and examination papers for each examination session
• To ensure security of all exam material, before and after each exam
• To package and process exam scripts after each examination
• To package and process coursework by the required exam board deadline date
• To co-ordinate with the Accounts Department and examination boards the payment of all external examination related fees
• To keep a central record in the examinations office of all correspondence between the school and the external examination boards
• To prepare timetables for external invigilators as and when appropriate
  
  

Application Process

If you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role in our future growth plans.

Interviews will take place either face-to-face in Dubai or by video conferencing if the applicant is not based in Dubai.

The closing date for applications is the 30th of June 2025. Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. The school reserves the right to make suitable appointments before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process. The appointment start date will be August 2025.

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate, plus resident country Police checks.