Business Admin Level 3 Apprenticeship – Grove Academy

Grove Academy

Not recorded (SL1 2SR)

Closes in 20 days (Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 September 2025

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Summary

We are currently seeking to recruit a hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our administration team. The Business Administration Apprentice will be expected to give comprehensive administrative support to the admin team.

• Wage:

  £14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  £7.55p/h increasing to National Minimum Wage after 12 months. Please note, this role is term-time only.

• Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 16:00pm & Friday 8am – 15:30pm.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 14 October 2025

• Duration:

  1 year 4 months

• Positions available:

  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

We are looking for an Administrative Apprentice to join our supportive and talented team at the SEBMAT Trust. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for a professional and ambitious person with a passion for transforming our students’ learning. You will be expected to undertake administrative tasks such as reception duties, electronic logging, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail and ordering stationery as well as some targeted admin support for specific areas such as admissions, parental communication, work experience and placements, social media and marketing etc.

• Form positive and professional relationships with students. Communicate effectively and act with empathy, compassion and respond sensitively to welfare and first aid-related issues.
• Maintain effective working relationships with your line manager and team members to ensure an efficient administrative provision in the Academy.
• When in the student reception, the student has a specific responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the Academy. Monitor those entering and leaving the site, ensuring they are authorised to do so. Inform all visitors of the Academy’s safeguarding measures and ensure their presence is documented in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with parents, students, the general public and external bodies in person, writing, electronically and by telephone.
• Undertake routine administrative tasks, including generating letters, preparing reports, attendance recording, taking meeting notes, data entry, mail merges, printing, photocopying and filing as required.
• Assist with the organisation and administration of key academy activities such as trips, transition activities, school photographs, visits by external professionals, free school meals, parent evenings, work experience etc.
• Accurately take information and/or queries and identify the relevant staff member to forward onto for resolution.
• Deal with a wide range of enquiries and prioritise and direct people in a friendly and professional manner.
• Responsible for checking deadlines for own work and re-prioritising workload accordingly

 

Where you'll work

Ladbrooke Road
Slough
Not recorded
SL1 2SR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

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

• Apprenticeship Details - 16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Business Administration Qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote). 
• Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

About this employer

We are an Academy that values the diversity of our rich community and expects the highest of standards for our students and staff body. The unwavering ambition we hold is for students to flourish during their time of study with us, access an exciting and enriched experience, develop a resilience to learning and achieve their full potential.   Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in the recent inspection, describing the provision as inclusive and aspirational. High quality teaching with a comprehensive careers programme support students to thrive at CLF Post 16; the provision’s ethos of “Care, Believe, Achieve” is fully realised.

After this apprenticeship

Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Horiya

horiya.haji@lmpeducation.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343292.

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Closes in 20 days (Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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