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About the Role

Renaissance's Admissions Testing team is seeking a Manager of Admissions Testing Assessment Development to lead the New Item Development Team. This role involves ensuring the delivery of exceptional assessment solutions for students and schools, focusing on the UK's leading provider of selection tests (11+).

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Admissions Testing New Item Development Team.
• Oversee question development and review activities to ensure test items are fit for purpose.
• Lead the annual live test quality assurance programme.
• Manage our pool of contractors (item writers, illustrators, curriculum consultants) specializing in 11+ content.
• Partner with the Head of Admissions Testing to set annual targets for new item development and trialling volumes.
• Ensure our item bank maintains appropriate capacity across all subjects, item types, and difficulty levels (including verbal, non-verbal, and spatial reasoning).
• Maintain the highest security standards throughout test development.
• Drive innovation in assessment development.

Requirements

• Experience in educational assessment development (particularly 11+ or similar examinations).
• Proven leadership experience with an inclusive, coaching style.
• High aptitude for both English and mathematics.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a genuine passion for accuracy and quality.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage schools, educators, and stakeholders.
• Outstanding project management skills – confident managing multiple test development cycles simultaneously.
• Must hold a full work permit.
• Role is subject to DBS and background checks.

Skills

• English
• Mathematics
• Project management
• Psychometric tests
• Reasoning testing (verbal, non-verbal, and spatial reasoning)

Location

• Brentford
• London

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Manager

Benefits

• 25 Days a year plus Bank Holidays (3 to be used for our Christmas shutdown)
• A day off for your birthday
• Workplace Nursery scheme
• 5 volunteering days a year
• Access to a benefits and discount platform
• BUPA Healthcare
• Life assurance
• Permanent health insurance
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution – up to 8%
• Season ticket loan
• EAP

About the Company

• Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology, helping schools worldwide with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics.
• Renaissance incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), a leading provider of educational assessments.
• Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need.
• Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are.
• Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries.

Equal Opportunity

• We have an ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have taken strides to become a more welcoming and inclusive workplace, including the introduction of our DEI Matters Network which is owned and driven by our staff.
• We are an equal opportunities employer.
• We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within our organisation.
• If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please contact us and we will talk this through with you.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to GDPR guidelines.