Personal Assistant to the Headteacher

Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3AG

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2026

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  13 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,416.55 - £36,088.90 Annually (Actual) Scale J, points 20 – 23: £31,416.55 - £33,826.16 per year (£36,363 - £39,152 FTE); possible progression to Scale K, points 23 – 26: £33,826.16 - £36,088.90 per year (£39,152 – 41,771 FTE), subject to performance

Personal Assistant to the Headteacher job summary

'This school is a truly special place. Pupils flourish here' Ofsted March 2022.

Is your perception that, as a boys’ grammar school, we will be overly traditional and elitist? Think again! If you want to become part of a calm and happy school community then Lawrence Sheriff may well be the place for you!

Lawrence Sheriff School is an outstanding boys’ grammar school of approximately 1200 students, around 450 of whom are in our coeducational sixth form. As a National Teaching School, we have played a significant role in initial teacher training and continuous professional development across the region. Our Teaching School Hub status also enables us to offer all staff varied and interesting opportunities to enhance their practice.

We are looking to recruit a confident, positive and efficient PA to the Headteacher. This is a key post in the smooth running of our Happy and Successful school and you will support the Headteacher in pursuing the vision, ethos and culture of the school. You will work closely with the Headteacher and undertake a full range of administrative duties ensuring the efficient and effective running of the Headteacher’s office and daily business. In addition, the postholder will manage their own workload as they will lead on a range of areas including admissions, school events and subject access requests.

You will be a highly effective administrator with proven inter-personal skills and have the ability to adapt to the fast-paced, ever-changing nature of the work. As a first point of contact for stakeholders contacting the Headteacher, you will provide a professional and friendly service to colleagues, trustees, parents/carers, and visitors.

Applicants must be able to deal sensitively with matters of confidence whilst following the School Child Protection policy, for which training will be given.

For further information please contact the Personnel department: Tel: 01788 843700, E‑mail: recruitment@lawrencesheriffschool.com

Lawrence Sheriff School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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.

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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 Lawrence Sheriff School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1201 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lawrence Sheriff School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lawrence-sheriff-school-rugby

'This school is a truly special place. Pupils flourish here’ (Ofsted, 2022).

Lawrence Sheriff School is a boys’ grammar school with a co-education sixth form. We have approximately 1080 students, over 380 of whom are in the sixth form. We believe that much of our success - including our consistently high Ofsted grading and our high rankings in DFE performance tables - can be directly linked to our emphasis upon LSS being a happy place to work for both pupils and staff. The 2022 Ofsted report goes on to say that ‘the passion that pupils have for their learning is palpable’ and 'there is a clear culture of mutual respect between staff and students'.These comments sum up the distinctive ethos and values of the school. As a National Teaching School, we have played a significant role in initial teacher training and continuous professional development across the region. Our Teaching School Hub status now enables us to offer all staff varied and interesting opportunities to enhance their practice.

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