3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    February 2024

  • Closing date

    6 December 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 November 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Working pattern

Contract type

Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£30,825.00 - £33,945.00 Annually (FTE) L6 pts 21 - 25

PA to Headteacher, Heads of School & Clerk to Governing Body job summary

PA to the Headteacher, Heads of School & Clerk to the Governing Body

Contract term: Maternity Cover  

Contract type: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year (term time, plus 5 training days & further 10 days to be mutually agreed and worked through the holidays)

Location: Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard

Job start: February 2024

Salary: L6, £30,825-£33,945 pro rata

We have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and motivated individual to join our friendly school as the PA to Head Teacher, Heads of School and Clerk to the Governing Body. The role of the PA is to support the Head Teacher to ensure that the strategic, operational planning and the administration of the School run smoothly. You will also be required to work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Governors providing confidential secretarial and administrative support.

As PA to the Head Teacher, you will:

  • Be a key point of contact between the Head Teacher and staff, students and the public, acting as the gatekeeper and prioritising the Head Teacher’s time.
  • Manage the Head Teacher’s diary and schedule ensuring that they are fully prepared for all meetings and events.
  • Work together with key staff throughout the school to ensure that the Head Teacher is properly informed and involved in key decision making through organising subset meetings between the Head Teacher and department heads.
  • Provide support and all necessary documentation in relation to the Governing Body including preparation for, minuting and clerking of Governing Body meetings.

You will be called upon to use your judgement and initiative and must be able to remain calm and controlled under the pressures of working in a very demanding and constantly changing environment. The post requires a willingness to undertake training if required; it is essential that, as the first point of contact for the Headteacher, you have a manner which inspires confidence.

Cedars is a high performing, and very popular 13-18 upper school of just over 1000 students in the small town of Leighton Buzzard. The school enjoys a fine reputation in the area, attaining consistently excellent results.  We believe that every student and member of staff can 'achieve excellence’.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am  on Wednesday 6th December 2023 and we shall be interviewing shortly after. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in the school.  


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About Cedars Upper School

School type
Academy, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1007 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18

School location

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