9 School Administrators jobs in the United Kingdom

• Deliver engaging and inspiring lectures, seminars, and workshops across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in educational leadership.
• Develop and refine course content, learning materials, and assessment strategies to meet evolving educational standards.
• Supervise student dissertations, research projects, and practical placements.
• Conduct independent research in educational leadership, contributing to academic publications and conferences.
• Mentor and guide students, providing academic and pastoral support.
• Contribute to the strategic planning and development of the department's academic offerings.
• Collaborate with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects and university-wide initiatives.
• Participate in quality assurance processes, including course reviews and external accreditation.
• Engage with external stakeholders, including schools, policymakers, and professional bodies.
• Contribute to the wider academic community through committee work and scholarly activities.

• PhD in Education, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Significant experience in higher education teaching and research.
• Proven expertise in curriculum design, delivery, and assessment.
• Demonstrated track record of academic publications and research output.
• Experience in educational leadership or management roles is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and fostering an inclusive learning environment.
• Experience with hybrid teaching methodologies and online learning platforms.

• Doctorate in Education (EdD) or PhD in Educational Leadership, Policy, or a related field.
• Significant experience in educational leadership roles (e.g., school principal, superintendent).
• Proven track record of teaching and research in educational leadership.
• Experience in designing and delivering online/distance learning courses.
• Strong knowledge of educational policy and reform.
• Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a virtual team.
• Proficiency in educational technology and learning management systems.

• Design, develop, and deliver engaging curriculum and course content for postgraduate programs in Educational Leadership, utilizing online learning platforms effectively.
• Conduct high-quality research in educational leadership, publishing findings in reputable academic journals and presenting at international conferences.
• Supervise Master's and Doctoral students, providing guidance on their research projects and thesis development.
• Mentor and support students through their academic journey, fostering critical thinking and professional development.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the department and the wider university through active participation in committees and working groups.
• Develop and maintain strong links with educational institutions and professional bodies to enhance the relevance and impact of the programs.
• Undertake administrative duties as required, including program coordination and quality assurance processes.
• Engage in professional development activities to remain at the forefront of research and pedagogical practices in educational leadership.
• Seek and secure external research funding to support ongoing scholarly activities.
• Contribute to the university's commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse academic community.

• A PhD in Education, Educational Leadership, or a related discipline.
• A strong record of academic research, publications in peer-reviewed journals, and successful grant applications.
• Significant experience (5+ years) in teaching and curriculum development at the university level, preferably within postgraduate programs.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising postgraduate research.
• Deep understanding of leadership theories and practices within educational contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in using virtual learning environments (VLEs) and digital teaching tools.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and collaborate remotely with colleagues and students.
• A commitment to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in education.
• Experience in educational administration or policy development is advantageous.

Basic Salary: £20,422 FTE £23,492.04

Contract: Term Time Only

Hours: 37.5 hours

Benefits: Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme

Location: Northwich, Cheshire

Start Date: TBC

Are you ready to join a supportive and nurturing community that works together to achieve the very best outcomes for its pupils? If so, our new school in Ipswich could be the perfect place for you to develop your career and make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

About the School

Located in Northwich, Cheshire our new school which can accommodate up to 100 pupils offers a safe and supportive environment for up to 30 pupils from 5 to 18 years old.

We are part of the Polaris Community and have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years. Within the Polaris Community, we have twelve SEN Schools across the UK that work together to provide each pupil with a tailored, diverse, and appropriate education in a safe, supportive environment that promotes engagement, inspires learning, and encourages achievement. We're also incredibly proud that 100% of our Education provisions have been rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted .

Role responsibilities

Polaris Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

• Promote the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and visitors
• Promote and act on initiatives to improve Quality of Life and wellbeing for pupils and staff

Reception:

The school administrator will provide a warm welcome for parents, visitors and colleagues and deal with their requests in an efficient and professional manner

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Answer the telephone in a friendly, professional and efficient manner and record and pass on messages as appropriate
• Ensure visitors sign in, sign the safeguarding disclaimer and are provided with a visitor's badge
• Accurately maintain the shared calendar and update the school information
• Provide refreshments for visitors
• Work on parent's evening and other evening events as required
• Have an effective and efficient resource process, keeping the resource ordering up to date and chasing where appropriate
• Inform the relevant staff member when deliveries arrive
• Distribute internal and external post and correspondence as appropriate
• Arrange the ID cards for all new starters and governors for the School
• Liaise when necessary with transport services and taxi suppliers for pupil transport
• Support education staff with providing work experience opportunities for pupils

Administration:

Provide full administrative support to the Head Teacher, School Management Team and all other education staff at the school.

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Produce letters and memorandums
• Undertake filing and photocopying; to assist users with the operation of the photocopier including changing inks and attempting to resolve issues.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of the photocopier
• Provide administration assistance as required by the Leadership Team including ordering resources
• Ensure all information is treated confidentially and have absolute discretion at all times
• Accurately minute meetings as directed by the SLT (and where relevant, telephone conversations) with parents/carers;
• Schedule and attend school-based meetings with parents/carers as necessary;
• Use IT hardware and relevant software packages efficiently and effectively to access, manage, retrieve and share the various types of information as and when required.
• Use all items of office equipment, such as the photocopier competently and keep up to date with developments and changes to such equipment
• Maintain filing systems, both paper and electronic, efficiently and in accordance with current systems and processes
• Ensure that documents are prepared, and data is entered onto SIMS
• Undertake stocktaking and ordering of materials and equipment as required
• Deal with school correspondence / emails and phone calls
• To support the Headteacher with Local Authority correspondence and Quality Assurance paperwork/visits
• Oversee and manage the school diary including room bookings and meeting schedules

Attendance:

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Monitor and track whole school attendance and punctuality and to send out letters where appropriate;
• Assist with the production of termly reports for the Head Teacher and Governing Body;
• Develop and maintain links with parents/children and the local authority's Educational Welfare Service;
• Monitor and ensure that correct attendance codes are entered in class registers and on SIMS;
• Contact parents/carers to establish the reasons for pupils' absenteeism by telephone and letters
• Work closely with the Deputy Head and Head Teacher to establish and agree upon authorised absences and agree actions accordingly
• Maintain and monitor the school's attendance records and produce returns and report as necessary
• Monitor and maintain an accurate computer record of pupil attendance
• Monitor the late arrival of pupils and maintain an accurate and up to date computer and paper-based records and files
• Advise and assist parents/carers to maintain regular school attendance of their children;
• Communicate clearly to parents/carers the attendance procedures and expectations of the school;
• Collect and analyse attendance data to enable identification and tracking of pupil attendance;
• Input daily attendance data onto the SIMS management system;
• Run reports for termly attendance and write certificates

Requirements

• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills - Written and Oral.
• Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding practices and protocols
• Excellent Organisation Skills with a systematic approach to workload management.
• Excellent time management, planning and work prioritisation skills.
• Experience of developing systems and processes.
• Excellent understanding of Sims.
• Ability to work within allocated budgets and monitor expenditure and costs.
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation.
• Ability to plan and develop systems.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Confidentiality of information as appropriate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Polaris Education.

Polaris Education is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Polaris Education - The Sutherland School, Tamworth

SCHOOL Administrator

Basic Salary: £20,422 FTE £23,492.04

Contract: Term Time Only

Hours: 37.5 hours

Benefits: Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme

Location: Tamworth, Staffs

Start Date: TBC

Are you ready to join a supportive and nurturing community that works together to achieve the very best outcomes for its pupils? If so, our new school in Ipswich could be the perfect place for you to develop your career and make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

About the School

Located in Tamworth, our new school which can accommodate up to 60 pupils offers a safe and supportive environment for up to 30 pupils from 5 to 18 years old.

We are part of the Polaris Community and have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years. Within the Polaris Community, we have twelve SEN Schools across the UK that work together to provide each pupil with a tailored, diverse, and appropriate education in a safe, supportive environment that promotes engagement, inspires learning, and encourages achievement. We're also incredibly proud that 100% of our Education provisions have been rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted .

Role responsibilities

Polaris Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

• Promote the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and visitors
• Promote and act on initiatives to improve Quality of Life and wellbeing for pupils and staff

Reception:

The school administrator will provide a warm welcome for parents, visitors and colleagues and deal with their requests in an efficient and professional manner

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Answer the telephone in a friendly, professional and efficient manner and record and pass on messages as appropriate
• Ensure visitors sign in, sign the safeguarding disclaimer and are provided with a visitor's badge
• Accurately maintain the shared calendar and update the school information
• Provide refreshments for visitors
• Work on parent's evening and other evening events as required
• Have an effective and efficient resource process, keeping the resource ordering up to date and chasing where appropriate
• Inform the relevant staff member when deliveries arrive
• Distribute internal and external post and correspondence as appropriate
• Arrange the ID cards for all new starters and governors for the School
• Liaise when necessary with transport services and taxi suppliers for pupil transport
• Support education staff with providing work experience opportunities for pupils

Administration:

Provide full administrative support to the Head Teacher, School Management Team and all other education staff at the school.

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Produce letters and memorandums
• Undertake filing and photocopying; to assist users with the operation of the photocopier including changing inks and attempting to resolve issues.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of the photocopier
• Provide administration assistance as required by the Leadership Team including ordering resources
• Ensure all information is treated confidentially and have absolute discretion at all times
• Accurately minute meetings as directed by the SLT (and where relevant, telephone conversations) with parents/carers;
• Schedule and attend school-based meetings with parents/carers as necessary;
• Use IT hardware and relevant software packages efficiently and effectively to access, manage, retrieve and share the various types of information as and when required.
• Use all items of office equipment, such as the photocopier competently and keep up to date with developments and changes to such equipment
• Maintain filing systems, both paper and electronic, efficiently and in accordance with current systems and processes
• Ensure that documents are prepared, and data is entered onto SIMS
• Undertake stocktaking and ordering of materials and equipment as required
• Deal with school correspondence / emails and phone calls
• To support the Headteacher with Local Authority correspondence and Quality Assurance paperwork/visits
• Oversee and manage the school diary including room bookings and meeting schedules

Attendance:

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Monitor and track whole school attendance and punctuality and to send out letters where appropriate;
• Assist with the production of termly reports for the Head Teacher and Governing Body;
• Develop and maintain links with parents/children and the local authority's Educational Welfare Service;
• Monitor and ensure that correct attendance codes are entered in class registers and on SIMS;
• Contact parents/carers to establish the reasons for pupils' absenteeism by telephone and letters
• Work closely with the Deputy Head and Head Teacher to establish and agree upon authorised absences and agree actions accordingly
• Maintain and monitor the school's attendance records and produce returns and report as necessary
• Monitor and maintain an accurate computer record of pupil attendance
• Monitor the late arrival of pupils and maintain an accurate and up to date computer and paper-based records and files
• Advise and assist parents/carers to maintain regular school attendance of their children;
• Communicate clearly to parents/carers the attendance procedures and expectations of the school;
• Collect and analyse attendance data to enable identification and tracking of pupil attendance;
• Input daily attendance data onto the SIMS management system;
• Run reports for termly attendance and write certificates

Requirements

• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills - Written and Oral.
• Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding practices and protocols
• Excellent Organisation Skills with a systematic approach to workload management.
• Excellent time management, planning and work prioritisation skills.
• Experience of developing systems and processes.
• Excellent understanding of Sims.
• Ability to work within allocated budgets and monitor expenditure and costs.
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation.
• Ability to plan and develop systems.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Confidentiality of information as appropriate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Polaris Education.

Polaris Education is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Polaris Education Redstone Hall School

SCHOOL Administrator

Basic Salary: £20,422 FTE £23,492.04

Contract: Term Time Only

Hours: 37.5 hours

Benefits: Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Start Date: TBC

Are you ready to join a supportive and nurturing community that works together to achieve the very best outcomes for its pupils? If so, our new school in Ipswich could be the perfect place for you to develop your career and make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

About the School

Located in Ipswich, Suffolk our new school offers a safe and supportive environment for up to 30 pupils from 5 to 18 years old.

We are part of the Polaris Community and have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years. Within the Polaris Community, we have twelve SEN Schools across the UK that work together to provide each pupil with a tailored, diverse, and appropriate education in a safe, supportive environment that promotes engagement, inspires learning, and encourages achievement. We're also incredibly proud that 100% of our Education provisions have been rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted .

Role responsibilities

Polaris Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

• Promote the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and visitors
• Promote and act on initiatives to improve Quality of Life and wellbeing for pupils and staff

Reception:

The school administrator will provide a warm welcome for parents, visitors and colleagues and deal with their requests in an efficient and professional manner

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Answer the telephone in a friendly, professional and efficient manner and record and pass on messages as appropriate
• Ensure visitors sign in, sign the safeguarding disclaimer and are provided with a visitor's badge
• Accurately maintain the shared calendar and update the school information
• Provide refreshments for visitors
• Work on parent's evening and other evening events as required
• Have an effective and efficient resource process, keeping the resource ordering up to date and chasing where appropriate
• Inform the relevant staff member when deliveries arrive
• Distribute internal and external post and correspondence as appropriate
• Arrange the ID cards for all new starters and governors for the School
• Liaise when necessary with transport services and taxi suppliers for pupil transport
• Support education staff with providing work experience opportunities for pupils

Administration:

Provide full administrative support to the Head Teacher, School Management Team and all other education staff at the school.

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Produce letters and memorandums
• Undertake filing and photocopying; to assist users with the operation of the photocopier including changing inks and attempting to resolve issues.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of the photocopier
• Provide administration assistance as required by the Leadership Team including ordering resources
• Ensure all information is treated confidentially and have absolute discretion at all times
• Accurately minute meetings as directed by the SLT (and where relevant, telephone conversations) with parents/carers;
• Schedule and attend school-based meetings with parents/carers as necessary;
• Use IT hardware and relevant software packages efficiently and effectively to access, manage, retrieve and share the various types of information as and when required.
• Use all items of office equipment, such as the photocopier competently and keep up to date with developments and changes to such equipment
• Maintain filing systems, both paper and electronic, efficiently and in accordance with current systems and processes
• Ensure that documents are prepared, and data is entered onto SIMS
• Undertake stocktaking and ordering of materials and equipment as required
• Deal with school correspondence / emails and phone calls
• To support the Headteacher with Local Authority correspondence and Quality Assurance paperwork/visits
• Oversee and manage the school diary including room bookings and meeting schedules

Attendance:

Key Tasks and Activities:

• Monitor and track whole school attendance and punctuality and to send out letters where appropriate;
• Assist with the production of termly reports for the Head Teacher and Governing Body;
• Develop and maintain links with parents/children and the local authority's Educational Welfare Service;
• Monitor and ensure that correct attendance codes are entered in class registers and on SIMS;
• Contact parents/carers to establish the reasons for pupils' absenteeism by telephone and letters
• Work closely with the Deputy Head and Head Teacher to establish and agree upon authorised absences and agree actions accordingly
• Maintain and monitor the school's attendance records and produce returns and report as necessary
• Monitor and maintain an accurate computer record of pupil attendance
• Monitor the late arrival of pupils and maintain an accurate and up to date computer and paper-based records and files
• Advise and assist parents/carers to maintain regular school attendance of their children;
• Communicate clearly to parents/carers the attendance procedures and expectations of the school;
• Collect and analyse attendance data to enable identification and tracking of pupil attendance;
• Input daily attendance data onto the SIMS management system;
• Run reports for termly attendance and write certificates

Requirements

• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills - Written and Oral.
• Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding practices and protocols
• Excellent Organisation Skills with a systematic approach to workload management.
• Excellent time management, planning and work prioritisation skills.
• Experience of developing systems and processes.
• Excellent understanding of Sims.
• Ability to work within allocated budgets and monitor expenditure and costs.
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation.
• Ability to plan and develop systems.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Confidentiality of information as appropriate.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Polaris Education.

Polaris Education is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

School Administrator/Receptionist required for a school in Southend

Pertemps Education are pleased to be supporting one of our fantastic schools in their current search for a School Administrator/Receptionist, based in Southend .

At Pertemps, we're currently recruiting for a School Administrator/Receptionist in a school after building a strong relationship with a local grouping of schools. They are looking for an experienced School Administrator with experience using SIMS or Arbor ideally.

Must have Enhanced DBS on the update service

About the role:

Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm

£14-17 per hour depending on experience

As a School Administrator/ Receptionist, you'll have experience in assisting the school office manager or similar with the day to day running of a busy office.

You will be responsible for looking after all forms of admin task, from answering the telephone to scanning, printing, filing, uploading documents to a digital system, dealing with parent and pupil liaison and much more.

This is a lovely but very fast paced role, which will require an individual to possess strong organisational skills and be calm and able to work under pressure, as school offices can quite often be hectic!

Key responsibilities can include but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day tasks, such as printing, scanning, filing, answering inbound queries, making outbound queries, parent liaison, safeguarding concerns, medical issues, and more.
• Ensuring that admin tasks and paperwork are completed efficiently and effectively, whilst maintaining a high quality of work.
• Liaising with both parents, carers, teachers and other school staff throughout the school day.
• Dealing with sensitive information and paperwork, sometimes relating to children and safeguarding or welfare issues.
• Ensuring school systems are up to date and information is uploaded to school systems accurately, including at times the use of systems such as SIMS, Bromcom, or ARBOR.
• Take responsibility for ordering equipment for the office staff as and when this is required in order for them to complete their roles.
• Answering the telephone and responding to parents via email as well as stepping in to complete ad-hoc tasks as and when the needs of the school require you to.

About you:

• Experience working within a school environment
• Must have experience using SIMS, Arbor, BROMCOM or similar
• A valid DBS on the DBS update service
• Experience of monitoring and logging attendance

About us:

We are Pertemps and we pride ourselves on being the best Education and Support staff based recruiter on the UK Market. With partnerships with some of the biggest trusts of schools, we have received glowing feedback over years of recruiting and provide a service that really makes us stand out from the rest.

• Get paid in line with AWR
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Wellbeing support, travel discounts, and retail offers from our partners

How to apply:

You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally-recognised teaching qualification.

If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role.

All candidates must have a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting work. Full assistance provided.

By applying for this role, you are consenting to Pertemps Education group storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the GDPR requirements. This will also mean that you may be contacted by one of our consultants to discuss other potential opportunities that they think are well suited to your capabilities.

School Administrator/Receptionist required for a school in Southend

Pertemps Education are pleased to be supporting one of our fantastic schools in their current search for a School Administrator/Receptionist, based in Southend .

At Pertemps, we're currently recruiting for a School Administrator/Receptionist in a school after building a strong relationship with a local grouping of schools. They are looking for an experienced School Administrator with experience using SIMS or Arbor ideally.

Must have Enhanced DBS on the update service

About the role:

Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm

£14-17 per hour depending on experience

As a School Administrator/ Receptionist, you'll have experience in assisting the school office manager or similar with the day to day running of a busy office.

You will be responsible for looking after all forms of admin task, from answering the telephone to scanning, printing, filing, uploading documents to a digital system, dealing with parent and pupil liaison and much more.

This is a lovely but very fast paced role, which will require an individual to possess strong organisational skills and be calm and able to work under pressure, as school offices can quite often be hectic!

Key responsibilities can include but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day tasks, such as printing, scanning, filing, answering inbound queries, making outbound queries, parent liaison, safeguarding concerns, medical issues, and more.
• Ensuring that admin tasks and paperwork are completed efficiently and effectively, whilst maintaining a high quality of work.
• Liaising with both parents, carers, teachers and other school staff throughout the school day.
• Dealing with sensitive information and paperwork, sometimes relating to children and safeguarding or welfare issues.
• Ensuring school systems are up to date and information is uploaded to school systems accurately, including at times the use of systems such as SIMS, Bromcom, or ARBOR.
• Take responsibility for ordering equipment for the office staff as and when this is required in order for them to complete their roles.
• Answering the telephone and responding to parents via email as well as stepping in to complete ad-hoc tasks as and when the needs of the school require you to.

About you:

• Experience working within a school environment
• Must have experience using SIMS, Arbor, BROMCOM or similar
• A valid DBS on the DBS update service
• Experience of monitoring and logging attendance

About us:

We are Pertemps and we pride ourselves on being the best Education and Support staff based recruiter on the UK Market. With partnerships with some of the biggest trusts of schools, we have received glowing feedback over years of recruiting and provide a service that really makes us stand out from the rest.

• Get paid in line with AWR
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Wellbeing support, travel discounts, and retail offers from our partners

How to apply:

You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally-recognised teaching qualification.

If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role.

All candidates must have a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting work. Full assistance provided.

By applying for this role, you are consenting to Pertemps Education group storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the GDPR requirements. This will also mean that you may be contacted by one of our consultants to discuss other potential opportunities that they think are well suited to your capabilities.