Emily Akins
Liverpool,Merseyside
Summary
Exams & Assessment Manager with six years of experience in examination operations across three schools. Specialises in compliance, secure data handling, and efficient exam administration. Manages staff training, workload planning, and budget control while ensuring timely service delivery to students and stakeholders. Provides accurate results processing and secure portal management to support complex decision-making.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Exams & Assessment Manager
St Edwards College
Liverpool, Merseyside
01.2024 - Current
- Updating and creating exam policies
- Processing exam entries
- Processing and distributing exam timetables and key information
- Creating seating plans and attendance registers for examinations
- Processing access arrangement and special consideration applications
- Ensuring the implementation of access arrangements
- Downloading secure exam material for examinations and managing secure exam portals
- Managing a team by arranging cover, creating timetables, monitoring staff levels, providing yearly training, and ensuring high standards in duty execution
- Responding to exam-related enquiries from staff, parents, and external sources, including exam boards and recruitment agencies.
- Reviewing and approving invoices related to examinations while overseeing examination budget for compliance and financial control
- Processing exam results and analysing data to support informed decision-making and enhance assessment accuracy
- Managing and processing post result services
- Registering students for Vocational qualifications
- Assisting with data collection for school census
- 6 years of exams officer experience over three schools
Executive Officer
Home Office
Liverpool, Merseyside
10.2008 - 03.2018
- Made decisions regarding nationality applications by evaluating individual circumstances.
- Applying relevant rules and guidance to approve or refuse nationality requests.
- Assessed cases for thoroughness and consistency, contributing to reliable decision-making.
- Audited caseworkers' decisions and paperwork to ensure accuracy and adherence to guidelines.
- Reviewed immigration records within UKVI databases to identify compliance with regulations.
- Verifying entry and exit dates, visa applications, and compliance with immigration rules.
- Assessing eligibility based on immigration history and supporting documents.
- Confirming enhanced security checks, such as background and criminal record screenings, have been properly completed.
Education
GCSEs -
HIllside High School
Liverpool01-2008
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Data analysis
- Case management
- Record keeping
- Quality control procedures
- Administrative procedures
- Stakeholder engagement
- Leadership skills
- Team leadership
- Decision making
- Effective communication
- Time-management
- Customer relationship management
Timeline
Exams & Assessment Manager
St Edwards College
01.2024 - Current
Executive Officer
Home Office
10.2008 - 03.2018
GCSEs -
HIllside High School