The headteacher's personal assistant is responsible for:
* Ensuring that the headteacher is fully supported in all aspects of her/his work including confidential matters.

* Managing the school's office, secretarial and administrative functions, assisting as required.

* Advising on compliance with legislation and guidance, for example, DfE, data protection,
* Freedom of Information Act, GDPR, school governance.

* The line management of a number of staff falling under her/his remit including their induction,
* training and performance management.

* Supporting and encouraging the school's ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures.

Job specification
* Establish and maintain good relationships with all students, parents/carers, colleagues,
suppliers, contractors and other professionals.
* Provide efficient administration and secretarial assistance to the headteacher.
* Manage the headteacher's diary and time including booking appointments, acting as the
'gatekeeper', receiving visitors, providing preparatory support and making travel arrangements.
* Open, sort and distribute headteacher's mail including electronic mail, advising on any urgent
matters.
* Organise meetings, conferences and events (internal and external) on behalf of the
headteacher, including refreshments and taking minutes as required.
* Maintain a file of all school policies, advising the headteacher when they are due for review
and/or are due to be updated due to changes in legislation/guidance.

* Maintain accurate records of senior leadership team (SLT) and staff meetings, distributing
agendas, minutes and other relevant documentation as required.
* Liaise as required with governors, staff (teaching and support), students and parents/carers on
behalf of the headteacher.
* Liaise with professional bodies, outside agencies, other schools and organisations etc, and
attend to queries as required by the headteacher.
* Assist in investigations and casework, for example disciplinary, as required by the headteacher.
* Co-ordinate advertising and articles relating to the school in educational publications, the local
and national press.
* On behalf of the headteacher, liaise with outside agencies on ad hoc projects involving
marketing, designing and printing school-related publications.
* Develop, implement and review administrative procedures and systems putting in place
necessary management controls, for example, ensuring required documentation is obtained in
* order to action changes legally.
* Oversee and be responsible for the circulation of incoming mail and outgoing post including
governors' mailings, taking appropriate action as necessary.
* Act as the point of contact in relation to any complaints received, referring matters to
appropriate members of staff when required.
* oversee the maintaining and updating of information held on school system(s) including student
and staff records, emergency contacts, data required for the completion of returns, for example,
for the DfE.
* Assist in the collation and preparation of statistics, management information and reports as
required by the headteacher, the governors, auditors, the local authority (LA), and the DfE.
* Co-ordinate the collection, entry and extraction of data required to complete statutory returns.
* Assist in transferring data safely when information system(s) are introduced and/or changed.
* Assist in the setting up and maintaining of archive files and historical data.
* Co-ordinate the annual student photograph session/s ensuring information system(s) are
updated as required.
* Contribute to the evaluation and development of administrative systems and procedures.
* Report technical faults relating to the school system(s) and equipment to the ICT technician(s)
to ensure that they are efficiently resolved.


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