Media Resources Apprentice

Prendergast School, London, SE4 1LE

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  21 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,276.00 Annually (Actual)

Media Resources Apprentice job summary

The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools, including Prendergast School, is looking for a motivated and committed individual to join our team as a Media Resources Apprentice.

This apprenticeship offers an excellent opportunity to gain practical skills, work towards a relevant qualification, and contribute to the vibrant environment of our schools.

You will be directly responsible to the Media Resources Manager and will play a key role in supporting the production of essential school materials and managing our media infrastructure.

Your responsibilities will include assisting with:

• Assisting in the design and production of Federation and school materials, such as brochures, leaflets, and typed documents.

• Updating the Federation’s and schools’ websites.

• Providing document finishes like laminating, collating, binding, and stapling materials for staff.

• Managing high-volume copy runs, assisting with photocopying and printing of learning, administrative, and pastoral materials, and ensuring deadlines are met.

• Maintaining copiers/printers and other reprographic and digital image recording equipment across the school, and keeping accurate equipment inventories.

• Assisting with maintaining, ordering, and managing stock for the print room.

• Monitoring, quality checking, and updating displays around the school.

We are seeking someone with strong motivation and commitment who is keen to learn all aspects of the role and acquire new skills, with an interest in both creative and practical work.

Essential Requirements:

• To have achieved at least a Grade C at GCSE in both English and Maths or equivalent.

• An appreciation of colour, detail, and design.

• Excellent communication skills, both in person and via telephone/email, to deal effectively with a wide range of people.

• Good knowledge of using MS Word and Excel, Google Sheets and Docs, and the ability to learn and use design technology.

• Willingness to work towards an appropriate Apprenticeship qualification.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of using a wide range of DTP applications, including Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier Pro (This will be a key area for development!).

Hours: 35 hours a week, 39 weeks a year (term time only, including 5 INSET Days).

You will be joining The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools, supporting its ethos, objectives, and policies.

This is a fantastic chance to develop a highly valuable skillset in media and resources within a supportive educational setting.

To find out more about what it is like to work for the Federation please click here.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references qualifications, experience checks, medical clearance, enhanced DBS checks, social media checks and documentary evidence showing your entitlement to work in the UK.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Prendergast School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1025 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Prendergast School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prendergast-school-london

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