My job title is Admin Apprentice, my job is to assist with all administration aspects across the school.

I provide cover on the main reception when the permanent receptionist is having a lunch break and I provide extra support at busy times. Reception duty includes the answering of telephones, booking meetings rooms, booking taxis, sorting internal and external mail, sending mail, signing for delivery’s and dealing with enquiries.

I do laminating, printing, photo copying of documents to support the staff in our school.

I file paper copies of documents in the personnel office, the paper copies need filing in alphabetical order by surname and into 4 different files which are personnel, leave of absence, sickness and variation to pay.

When the fire alarm goes off and everyone evacuates the building I have responsibility for registering members of staff from the guild I am in which is Seacole. When the fire evacuation has finished and everyone has been registered and we are free to enter back into the building I have to immediately print off anther clean staff registration sheet and put it in the designated place so that it is ready for the next fire drill.

I have been helping out with the admissions administration. Applications are sent to me after the decision of acceptance has been made by our admissions officer. I then have to write and send letters to parents detailing the decision of admission, a letter also has to be written and sent to the council detailing the decision of admission.

I have a coaching group with another member of staff, our coaching group consists of 10 students at the moment. Every Monday morning at period two which is at 9.30am until 10.35 am we have our coaching session. Our coaching session is about developing positive relationships with the students, checking their planners, counting their stamps and negatives comments, discussing attendance and any late marks with the students.