PA to the Principal

Location: Tomlinscote School, Frimley, Surrey

Start Date: 05 January 2026

End date: 21 July 2026

Application Deadline: 9am 28th November 2025

Salary: Support Staff Grade 3 £21,336.93 to £24, £25,159 to £29,425 FTE)

Contract: 36 hours per week, term time only - fixed term contract ending July 2026.

• Are you an organised individual, with good attention to detail?
• Are you passionate about supporting students in education?
• Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Executive Office Team within an outstanding Secondary School. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive and confident individual to work within this close knit team.

The primary function of this role is to provide proactive and efficient administrative support to the Principal, the senior leadership team and to Tomlinscote as a whole.

The role is based within the School Executive Office and is responsible for supporting the Executive Office and Principal. The PA to the Principal role will contribute to Tomlinscote's strategic objectives by undertaking the following specific responsibilities. Please see the job description for further details.

A Centre of Excellence

Tomlinscote is a highly successful, over-subscribed, mixed comprehensive school of approximately 1500 students. Our staff enjoy working here because our standards, facilities and staff well-being are excellent.

Our students are a pleasure to teach and make excellent progress as shown by the positive examination data. All Tomlinscote students have their own iPad to enhance learning inside or outside of the classroom.

As a new member of staff you will receive plenty of support from your colleagues both from the department and from the wider school community.

The Prospect Trust

The Prospect Trust is a leading Multi-Academy Trust in the South of England, with an aim of providing outstanding education for all learners within a family of local academies. There are currently four academies within the Trust: The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Tomlinscote School, Frimley CofE Junior School and St Marks CofE Primary School

The Trust has a relentless desire to improve the educational outcomes and lives of the young people in our local communities. The successful candidate will be expected to embrace the Trust's values and play a key role in supporting its students.

How to apply

If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact the HR team on

Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to by 9am 28th November 2025.

Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.

Otherinformation

The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.

Prior to the interview, an online search will be conducted by HR, to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in an educational environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at the Trust but may be discussed with you at interview. This is in line with statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for an interview.

The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.