Personal Assistant to the Head Teacher

Bishop Luffa School, Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3HP

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2026

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week – full time Holiday entitlement - 27 days per annum (to be taken in school holidays) Monday to Thursday 8.00am – 4.00pm, Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £37,563 - £40,444 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in this post. The PA to the Head Teacher is one of those roles that sets the tone for a school. We are looking to recruit someone who shares our values and is willing to work hard at a job that can seem impossible at times, but is also uniquely rewarding. When done well, the Head’s PA makes a difference to everyone in our school community.

Bishop Luffa School are looking to appoint a Personal Assistant to the Head Teacher. The successful candidate will be an experienced and well-qualified PA and will demonstrate:

- substantial experience as a senior level PA, preferably in an educational environment

- has high standards and takes pride in the quality of their work

- is able to work effectively in a team

- is patient, flexible, adaptable and able to show initiative

The post requires excellent communication skills, a good general educational background and the ability to work in partnership with all stakeholders.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work and develop within a supportive, committed and forward-looking school.

What the school offers its staff

Bishop Luffa School was founded in the 1960s to provide children with an education underpinned by Christian values. The school gave hope to families who did not believe that you could leave your faith at the door. It also took in children who had failed to get into grammar schools and felt let down by the education system. We still share that same aim to include everyone in everything we do.

We strive to give students an experience of school that reflects John 10:10 ‘I have come in order that you may have life – life in all its fullness’. We are focussed on giving students the opportunity to explore new experiences by studying different subjects and trying different sports and hobbies. We want our students to forge an identity of their own. Guiding all of this is a belief that a full life flows from a relationship with God.

Our expectation for staff and students’ conduct in school is based on John 15:12 ‘Love each other as I have loved you’. This has been turned into our school motto: ‘Always our best because everyone matters.’

Bishop Luffa School is part of a Multi Academy Trust, the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership. This was established in October 2020 and consists of Bishop Luffa School, Rumboldswhyke Primary School, Lavant Primary School, Fishbourne Primary School, West Dean CofE Primary School, and Nyewood Infants School. All of the schools have a similar ethos and our committed to maintaining strong links.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. As part of due diligence checks, an online search may be carried out on shortlisted candidates (Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, paragraph 225).

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head Teacher's PA Information Booklet September 2026.pdf - 1.23 MB (opens in new tab)

About Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1600 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bishop Luffa School, Chichester website
• Email address: christophern@bishopluffa.org.uk
• Phone number: 01243832709
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-luffa-school-chichester

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Arranging a visit to Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email christophern@bishopluffa.org.uk.

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