Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

This role supports the Leadership Team in the development of a world-class school. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for visitors, ensuring a high-quality front-of-house experience, and will play a key role in the administrative team supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the School. This role sits at the heart of the School’s operations in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-level PA support to the Deputy Heads, including confidential secretarial duties.
• Proactively managing the Deputy Heads’ diaries, resolving conflicts and ensuring an accurate schedule.
• Organising travel, bookings, correspondence and detailed itineraries for the Deputy Heads.
• Acting as the first point of contact for visitors and callers, ensuring a professional and welcoming front-of-house experience.
• Managing reception duties including handling enquiries, maintaining a welcoming environment, and updating school contact databases.
• Coordinating key school administration including SLT calendars, events, and associated administrative tasks.
• Supporting the organisation of parents’ meetings, school events, and wider whole-school activities.
• Acting as Attendance Officer, including monitoring daily attendance, following up absences, and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting school operations including room bookings, transport arrangements, event logistics, and calendar management.
• Undertaking key safeguarding, health and safety responsibilities including First Aid coordination, fire warden duties, and supporting medication administration.

Requirements

• A good standard of education, including a high standard of written English, and the right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience of working as a PA or secretary in an educational environment.
• Experience of minute taking and producing agendas/minutes for meetings.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint), iSAMS, databases, email and internet.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to draft correspondence with fluency and accuracy.
• Ability to proofread with excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrable administrative, organisational/planning and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in respect of student and staff information, and to approach all confidential matters with discretion, sensitivity and diplomacy.
• An understanding of and sympathy with the School’s values and a willingness to get involved in all aspects of school life.
• Ability to relate to young people.
• A high standard of personal presentation.
• Resilience, drive, strength of character and a sense of humour and perspective to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and ambitious environment.

Skills

• PA support
• Secretarial duties
• Diary management
• Travel organisation
• Booking management
• Correspondence management
• Itinerary planning
• Front-of-house experience
• Reception duties
• Enquiry handling
• Database management
• Administration
• Event coordination
• Attendance monitoring
• Room booking
• Transport arrangement
• Event logistics
• Calendar management
• Safeguarding
• Health and safety
• First Aid coordination
• Fire warden duties
• Medication administration
• MS Office proficiency
• iSAMS proficiency
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Proofreading
• Attention to detail
• Organisational skills
• Planning skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Confidentiality
• Discretion
• Sensitivity
• Diplomacy

Location

• Olympia, London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Previous experience of working as a PA or secretary in an educational environment

Education Level

• A good standard of education, including a high standard of written English

About the Company

• Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 121 schools across 6 continents, using proven educational practices from around the world to ensure over 95,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
• In 28 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the cultures of their locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic and innovative learning environment.
• By joining our award-winning team of over 13,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members, offering industry-leading professional development, excellent career opportunities and mobility across our group.
• Wetherby Pembridge is the latest demonstration of Inspired's commitment to academic excellence, curriculum rigour, premium co-curricular facilities, and the best support in accessing top universities worldwide.
• This co-educational senior school opened in Olympia, London in September 2025, providing students with access to Inspired’s global best practice in teaching and learning, as well as exchange and summer camp programmes, offering opportunities to broaden their horizons.
• Initially opening with Years 7–9, the school will expand to Years 7–13 in the coming years.
• The school builds on the academic success of Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Pre-Prep and Prep Schools, providing a premium academic senior pathway for students seeking an excellent London co-educational school.
• The school features state-of-the-art learning environments including science labs, a seven-floor glass atrium library, professional-standard theatre facilities, a strong Creative and Performing Arts programme, and excellent sport provision onsite and nearby.

Equal Opportunity

• Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.