School secretaries

£23,464

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

47 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

2.18%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: School secretaries

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4213

School secretaries provide administrative support in schools by keeping and maintaining school records and performing a range of routine clerical tasks within the school.

Common tasks include:

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.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Alternative & related job titles: School secretaries

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