Business Administration Apprenticeship

Business Administration Apprenticeship

£8.00/hour (wef 01/04/26)

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract (16 months)

Term Time Only (plus 2 weeks)

Required as soon as possible

Kick-start your career in education administration and make a difference across multiple schools!

Are you an organised, enthusiastic individual looking to start a professional career in administration?

Do you want to work in a fast-paced, central office environment that supports schools across a thriving Multi-Academy Trust? If so, we want to hear from you!

We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Business Administration Apprentice to join our central trust office
, working closely with the PA to the CEO and the wider executive support team.

This is a unique chance to gain hands‑on experience in trust-wide operations, governance, and senior-level administration, while studying for a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship qualification.

• Provide administrative support across departments, including data entry, filing, and document management.
• Help coordinate and prepare documentation for board meetings, governance reporting, and compliance audits.
• Handle incoming and outgoing communications (emails, phone calls, letters).
• Answer incoming calls, greet visitors, and respond to routine enquiries from students, parents, and staff.
• Schedule meetings, take minutes, and manage calendars.
• Draft emails, letters, reports, and professional correspondence under the guidance of the PA or senior leaders.
• Help maintain internal systems, databases, and records.
• Assist in processing invoices, expenses, and purchase orders.
• Support event planning, travel booking, or team coordination tasks.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

If you feel that you have energy, drive and determination to succeed in this post, we strongly encourage you to visit us and see for yourself the fantastic opportunities we can provide.

• Paid apprenticeship with a nationally recognised Level 3 Business Administrator qualification
• Mentoring from experienced administrative professionals and executive leaders
• A welcoming and inclusive team within a trust making a real impact in education
• Considerable opportunities for career development
• Excellent facilities and a positive environment
• A comprehensive Induction Package

We want the very best staff for our students and look forward finding out if you are that person. We would strongly encourage you to get in touch.

Please contact Miss A Buttery, PA to CEO abutterycation to request further details.
Closing Date:13th March 2026 at 12noon

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interview date to be confirmed

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references.

Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
• Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.