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The school is looking to appoint a school administrator to commence in August 2025, to join our school, a school of great character.

This post is within our pre-prep which is an independent pre-preparatory and nursery school for 75 girls and boys aged 3-7 years, previously known as The New School.  In 2021, we became part of the Exeter School family.  The pre-prep school is in a former Victorian chapel on a private, wide, tree-lined avenue within an acre of grounds. Just three miles from central Exeter in the village of Exminster, it provides an oasis of calm from the bustle of city life.

The school administrator is a key point of contact for parents and will liaise regularly with colleagues across the wider school.  Responsibilities include managing the morning registration system and promptly following up on unexplained absences, handling general enquiries via email and telephone, and overseeing the school diary and visitor registration. The role also involves delivering professional and friendly support to pupils, parents, and staff, managing various administrative tasks such as data entry, correspondence, and confidential record keeping. In addition, the postholder will support the organisation of events like open days and taster sessions, coordinate transport and off-site trip logistics, and assist with information collation for parents’ evenings, extracurricular activities, and school lunches.

Applicants will be experienced administrators and competent IT users including Word, Excel and databases. Specific qualifications, experience and/or training should be made clear on your application, and all will be advantageous in the application process.

This a varied integral role, which is permanent, and based on site. The hours of work 8am until 4pm Monday to Friday during term time and the salary is £24,005 (pro-rata £20,835 inclusive of annual leave) inclusive of AL.

The closing date for applications is at 9am on the 18 July 2025. We anticipate that interviews will be held on 25 July 2025. Applications must include a completed Exeter School application form. For safeguarding purposes, a CV alone is not sufficient.

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We are looking to appoint an Administrator to join our school, a school of great character, to start immediately.

Reporting to the Head of HR this post provides administrative support for the school’s HR function. The successful applicant will provide administrative support for the whole employee lifecycle from recruitment through induction, onboarding, employment and leaving processes. They will have a key role in administering and recording safeguarding checks.

Applicants must be experienced administrators with strong organisational and communication skills. They will be confident and competent in using Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams and have experience of inputting data. Key attributes include accuracy and the ability to handle sensitive documents/information with confidentiality.

This role is part of our Operations and Professional Services team and is an onsite full-time (37.5 hours per week) Monday to Friday role.  The salary attached the role is £26,000 pa. We offer generous benefits, including free school lunch during term time, free on-site parking and use of indoor swimming pool and fitness suite.   To find out more about working at Exeter School, please visit our webpage, careers with character.

The closing date for applications is noon on 9 July 2025 with interviews scheduled for 21 July 2025. Applications must include a completed Exeter School application form. For safeguarding purposes, a CV alone is not sufficient.

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We are looking to appoint a part-time learning support administrator to join our school, a school of great character, to start in September 2025.

This role is for 10 hours per week, term time only. Key responsibilities will include managing calendars for pupil meetings, recording detailed meeting notes, and serving as a point of communication between parents and coordinators. The post holder will be responsible for completing online forms for access arrangements, supporting the preparation of pupil strategy sheets, and collating learning support details for weekly reporting. A vital part of the role will be ensuring that pupil information is accurately updated on school systems such as iSAMS and CPOMS.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a genuine interest in supporting pupils’ learning journeys. This is an onsite role. The hourly rate for this role is £12.82 p/hr, plus pro-rata holiday pay. To find out more about working at Exeter School, please visit our webpage, careers with character .

The closing date for applications is noon 4 July 2025 with interviews scheduled for Monday 14 July 2025. Applications must include a completed Exeter School application form. For safeguarding purposes, a CV alone is not sufficient.

For more information and to apply, please click here.