Apprentice Admin Assistant at Fagley Primary
Fagley Primary School
Bradford (BD2 3PU)
Closes in 15 days (Thursday 1 January 2026)
Posted on 17 December 2025
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Summary
Passionate about improving outcomes for children in Bradford? Join Fagley Primary School, an outstanding, vibrant, and inclusive one-form entry school. We seek driven individuals committed to supporting young people in a disadvantaged community. Join our dedicated team and make a real impact. This could be your best career move yet!
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Annual wage will be adjusted for Term time only working £12172.00.
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. Please discuss working week and hours at interview. Term time only.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The governors of Fagley Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly skilled Apprentice Admin Assistant to support the School Business Manager and wider school.
The successful candidate will:
- A dynamic and creative team player, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn new skills and processes
- Calm with a positive and confident manner
- Academically able
RESPONSIBILITIES:
ORGANISATION:
- Undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors
- To support/assist in the supervision of students on work experience, trainees and voluntary helpers
- Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc.
- To administer the provision of confidential secretarial, word processing, financial and other support services to the school
- To provide reports, newsletters and to work with Inclusion Mentor to increase attendance in school and to keep up to date records on SIMS along with inputting data, after registers are taken and to make absence calls. Send correspondence for non-attendance and issue penalty notices
- Liaise with Bradford Council Admissions regarding admissions to school
- Maintain and update Arbor database for all pupils including new starters and leavers
- To order requisitions for school supplies
- Ensure all uniform is ordered when necessary and there is sufficient stock available in school
- Ensure inventory system is kept up to date and ID badges ordered and entered onto the system when required
- Update Teachers2Parents text messaging service for staff, pupils and various groups and send messages when required
- Update website with newsletters, attendance and after school information
- To assist in providing reception duties when required
ADMINISTRATION:
- Provide a high level of clerical support e.g. record and circulate messages to other members of staff, diary management, photocopying, filing, scanning, emailing, complete routine forms, sort and distribute mail, ensuring supplies of internal forms are kept well stocked
- Maintain manual systems
- Maintain and collate pupil reports
- Data inputting of computerised records/management information systems
- Produce data/information/basic reports as required e.g. pupils’ data
- Undertake typing, word-processing and other IT based tasks (letters, memos, minutes etc).
- Undertake routine administration, e.g. registers/school meals/arranging and coordinating meetings on behalf of other school staff/room bookings/minute taking/retrieve and disseminate information as appropriate to the needs of the school/school lettings and other uses of school premises
ATTENDANCE:
- Attendance Officer
- Complete daily attendance checks
- Ensure the attendance policy procedure is followed
- Complete attendance monitoring tracker
- Analyse whole school attendance and compare to national standards
- To track and report on improvements through analysis
- Track and report on consistently low attendance
- Analysis of absence of specific children with next steps in place to remedy this through meetings with parents/carers
- Home visits in line with attendance policy
Where you'll work
Falsgrave Avenue
Bradford
BD2 3PU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHIPLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
Business Administrator Level 3.
The apprentice is expected to log six hours per week in off the job training. This will include monthly online training sessions with the tutor, monthly assessor workplace visits and time set aside in the workplace for self-study and coursework to complete their apprenticeship portfolio.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4+, A*-C or L2 equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Please ensure you have; researched the role, the location of the employer, Shipley College and are able to travel to both. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required. All applicants will be asked to submit a current CV and attend an information advice and guidance session.
About this employer
At Fagley Primary we offer: A positive, safe and caring environment with a learning culture for all. A commitment to your professional development. A committed and hardworking staff team who are working together to develop excellence and enjoyment and a curriculum where every child matters. A positive school ethos that celebrates success and is committed to inclusion.
After this apprenticeship
- The administration role may be a gateway to further career opportunities, such as management or senior support roles
- The employer is looking to offer a permanent position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHIPLEY COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005544.
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Closes in 15 days (Thursday 1 January 2026)
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