EA to the Principal

Haberdashers' Borough Academy, London, SE1 0EX

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Mid-November 2026

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £36,810.00 - £44,062.00 Annually (Actual) Haberdashers’ Trust Support Staff Scale S25 – S32 (£36,810 - £44,062), Inclusive of Inner London Allowance

EA to the Principal job summary

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and forward-thinking Executive Assistant to support the Principal at Haberdashers' Borough Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building positive relationships while making a meaningful contribution to the success of a school community.

Working closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in supporting strategic priorities, managing competing demands and ensuring the smooth and effective operation of Academy life. The successful candidate will be adaptable, discreet and solution-focused, with exceptional organisational skills and the ability to respond positively to changing priorities within a busy school environment.

Key responsibilities

• Executive Support & Diary Management
• Stakeholder Communication & Liaison
• Governance & Compliance

Reporting

This role will report into the Principal

Staff Development ​

Our staff are important to us. We know that without great staff, our children will not be as successful. Therefore, Professional Learning is key to our success. As a new employee within the Trust, you will be supported by the Senior Directors of People and Professional Learning, alongside your line manager to realise your full potential. 'Our People Strategy is key to our success and integral to this is our commitment to equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion . Bringing this to life is the responsibility of every member of staff. We take seriously any behaviour which undermines it. Anyone applying to work with us, should share this commitment.’

We actively encourage applicants from colleagues from under-represented groups.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post falls within the scope of regulated activity. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS with list checks (and other relevant checks). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Haberdashers' Borough Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students. We believe all staff and visitors have a responsibility to keep students safe.

Borough Academy serves a cohort of students from the local community. The community is amongst the most diverse but also deprived in the country with an above average number of students eligible for Pupil Premium. The school works closely with local services to support our vulnerable students and their families. The Welfare, Attendance, PSHCE and Head of Year teams are all Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3 qualified.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Haberdashers' Borough Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 983 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Haberdashers' Borough Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haberdashers-aske-s-borough-academy

We are part of a Trust of nine schools, all based in South East London. Whilst each of our schools maintains its individuality, we share a common mission: to ensure that every single child and young person in our care is successful at school so that they can flourish and be successful in their lives.

Our mission is simple – we want pupils to ‘Become their best at Borough’ in all aspects of their lives. We have the highest aspirations for each young person we work with and strive to help them to fulfil their potential.

Our Academy values, which were created by our young people, speak to that. We expect our learners to become excellent ambassadors for their community, by working hard to achieve their aspirations, whilst becoming kind and resilient citizens.

Our location in the centre of the capital allows us to provide a unique take on the curriculum, making the most of partnerships with world leading organisations which enrich and enhance our offer. In all areas of the curriculum, we aim to ignite a spark which enables our young people to become scholars of their chosen subject disciplines.

We are proud of the traditions of excellence that are synonymous with the Haberdashers’ Academies Trust. Our schools are driven by a common ambition – to become excellent schools which are grounded in their communities. Through partnership with family of schools in South London, pupils and teachers have access to opportunities which enhance the learning experience.

Our journey is relatively new; but our ambitions are bold! We are immensely proud of our achievements to date, and invite you to visit to see us in action for yourself. 

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