£13,000
Average salary at age 20
£23,400
Average Salary
47
Average hours per week
Description
School secretaries provide administrative support in schools by keeping and maintaining school records and performing a range of routine clerical tasks within the school.Main Tasks
- Sorts, files and otherwise deals with incoming and outgoing correspondence;
- Types directly or transcribes letters, reports and other documents, and prints or photocopies documents as required;
- Maintains administrative records relating to pupils and staff, and generates statistical and other reports;
- Handles enquiries from parents and arranges meetings with members of staff;
- Undertakes reception duties for visitors, handles face-to-face and telephone enquiries and passes on messages;
- Orders equipment and stationery;
- Arranges payment of invoices, handles cash.
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants to professional secretarial courses typically require GCSEs/S grades. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.What School secretaries studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (G3) Statistics | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 3 |
| (W7) Crafts | 2 |
| (L3) Sociology | 8 |
| (C1) Biology | 3 |
| (C8) Psychology | 7 |
| (W1) Fine art | 1 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 2 |
| (D3) Animal science | 2 |
| (F6) Geology | 2 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 2 |
| (V4) Archaeology | 2 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 2 |
| (Q3) English studies | 7 |
| (L2) Politics | 3 |
| (R3) Italian studies | 1 |
| (B7) Nursing | 2 |
| (W4) Drama | 4 |
| (M1) Law by area | 4 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 2 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 2 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 2 |
| (T7) American studies | 2 |
| (N1) Business studies | 1 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 5 |
| (L5) Social work | 2 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 3 |
| (N4) Accounting | 3 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 2 |
| (P3) Media studies | 4 |
| (N2) Management studies | 3 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (N3) Finance | 2 |
| (W5) Dance | 1 |
UK Prospects
61600
Workforce Size
18.66%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
5043
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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