Building relationships with non-teaching staff, school governors, the local authority and central government

The senior managers in a school often have line-management responsibilities that require a lot of memos, letter writing and reports. If you are to do your job well, you need effective administrative support from the school office. In particular, fast and accurate typing, as well as duplication and distribution to all the people who need copies. Good secretarial support like this increases your capacity to perform a number of jobs at the same time and can give your initial scribbles a real semblance of authority and efficiency.