£23,400
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
47
Average Weekly Hours
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019
2.18%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
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.
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.Typical 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.
Common job titles
Administrator (schools)
Administrator, school
Officer, administrative (schools)
Clerk, school
Officer, admin (schools)
Administrator, office, school
Officer, administration (schools)
Secretary (secondary school)
Assistant, administration (schools)
Assistant, registry (schools)
Officer, support, school
Clerk (schools)
Officer, clerical (schools)
Secretary (primary school)
Secretary, school
Secretary
Clerk-typist (schools)
Assistant, admin (schools)
Assistant, clerical (schools)
Assistant, administrative (schools)
Education background
Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.
Compare School secretaries with other careers
300/355
Ranked 300th out of 355 careers for highest average pay.
51/355
Ranked 51st out of 355 careers for the longest hours.
211/355
Ranked 211th out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.
Top industries: School secretaries
Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£450
Female average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
£440
Male average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
338/350
Gender pay gap ranking
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
Compare the Gender Pay Gap for School secretaries with other careers.
Average weekly pay by age and gender: School secretaries
Pay change between years
Hard-to-fill vacancies
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