PA to Head of the Prep School
Required: ASAP
Closing Date: Sunday 25th January 2026
Interviews: w/c Monday 2nd February 2026
Brentwood Prep School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.
The role of PA is essential in supporting the Head of the Prep School’s capacity to lead and manage the Prep School. The PA is responsible for acting as the first line of contact for the Head and therefore represents the Prep School on a daily basis to an audience that includes parents, governors, other Headteachers and all staff.
The role is offered on a term-time basis, plus an additional 20 days worked during the school holidays, as agreed with the Head. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 7.45am to 4.45pm, with flexibility around core hours by agreement. The post will also require attendance at a small number of evening events, which will be planned and agreed in advance.
The school’s sense of community, warmth and traditional values alongside our professional standards, are embodied by our Office Team, in which this role plays a central part. We operate a “First Teams” approach where all members of a team take shared responsibility for each others’ domains and openly learn from each other.
We follow a continual cycle of improvement, being proactive in finding ways we can develop our approach and skills in order to harness the very best from all of our colleagues.
All staff are jointly responsible for achieving our aim ‘to help our pupils become the best version of themselves through Virtue, Learning and Manners’.
For further information about working at Brentwood School, please see the links on this page or email: recruitment@brentwood.essex.sch.uk Applications can be submitted through the TES website, alternatively, applicants who do not have a TES account should use the relevant Interactive Recruitment Form on this page. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.
Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
