To usher in GCSE results week, John and Sophie spent a delightful half hour chatting to Jennifer Halpin, Exams Team Leader at David Ross Education Trust, for a special summer episode of The Exam Man. In her role, Jen supports exams officers across the 11 secondaries at DRET, a team which includes one exams officer with 20 years' experience and also exams officers who are brand new to the role.
Hear about how Jen's innovative role came about, what it involves on a day-to-day basis and what she loves about her unique role in exams. In this episode we also learn about the phenomenon of sleepwalking exams officers, how being an adrenaline junkie is critical, and why John loves working at midnight at this time of year. The very wise Jen had some great phrases that we are totally going to steal. Listen to her excellent advice on having a 'contingency mindset', and we loved her description of GCSE results day as 'the Christmas of exams'! Wishing all our listeners a great results week ahead. For anyone concerned, Jen did indeed make the wedding!
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