Experience

Rydal Penrhos School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clerk to the Governors and Admissions Officer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  New roles and responsibilities added include:- Sole responsibility for all elements of the Clerk to the Governors brief. - Prime responsibility for sales and pupil recruitment in the business, including all correspondence with potential parents, touring any visiting prospective parents and ensuring all stages of the admissions process are correctly recorded and shared with relevant members of the team.- Prime responsibility for devising, communicating and implementing pupil onboarding and offboarding processes. - Prime responsibility in terms of gathering data regarding pupil recruitment, analysing it and utilising the conclusions gleaned. - Reporting to Senior Leadership on admissions matters. - Identifying, executing and (where applicable) delegating admissions objectives within the team.- All existing roles and responsibilities included under the Admissions Assistant brief. This includes providing support to the marketing, public relations and commercial efforts of the Commercial and Marketing Manager, and her team.Key achievements included: - Playing a key role in the planning, marketing and execution of admissions events including the October Open Day, November Sixth Form Evening and December Prep Taster Day. Show less

• Secretary to the Clerk to the Governors and Marketing and Admissions Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  New roles and responsibilities added include:- Providing extensive support to the Clerk to Governors in carrying out the brief. - Managing the schedule of meetings and ensuring that papers and agendas are circulated within the agreed time frame.- Carrying out all background logistical work to allow meetings to take place smoothly. - Minuting meetings and ensuring those documents are stored and circulated correctly and confidentially.- Noting actions agreed in meetings and ensuring they are correctly recorded and communicated.- Ensuring clear and accurate communications between Senior Leadership and the Board regarding procedural matters. - Maintaining an accurate record of current Governors and Trustees. - Maintaining a high level of confidentiality. Key achievements included:- Played a key role in devising, marketing, and delivering a new educational / commercial initiative in the form of GCSE Revision Courses.- Supported the Registrar in devising and producing a series of shortform video advertisements.- Led the administrative organisation of several key admissions events, including the school’s Assessment Day and May Open Day.- Representing the school at key business networking events, spreading the word with regards to our school identity and ethos. - Played a key role in the team responsible for researching, writing, editing and publishing the school’s triannual alumni newsletter. Show less

• Marketing and Admissions Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Roles and responsibilities included: - Supporting the efforts of the Registrar and Communications Manager in marketing the school and completing admissions procedures.- Supporting the Commercial Manager in her commercial programme on a case-by-case basis. - Logging all incoming enquiries from prospective parents (by phone, letter and email) and scheduling school visits in conjunction with the Registrar.- Maintaining the prospective parents’ database and ensuring accurate data input at all stages of the process.- Supporting the completion and tracking all elements of the admissions process including enquiries, visits, registration, offers, starters, and leavers on the database and admissions systems.- Organising tour packs and prospectus packs to be sent to prospective parents.- Assisting all marketing activities, especially school admissions events. - Contributing to the communications strategy by producing high-quality letters, web articles, reports and mass communications. - Participating in alumni and parent events, fostering strong relationships with both.Key achievements include: - Playing a key role in vital admissions events including the school's Open Day and Sixth Form Information Evening. This included training tour guides, managing bookings, preparing necessary marketing materials, participating in key meetings and driving the setup and logistics on the day. - Updating the school's admissions documentation to improve user experience and brand identity. - Overhauling internal departmental physical and IT organisation systems for the Marketing and Admissions team, improving workflow efficiency. - Setting up key internal departmental IT systems for the Commercial Manager. Show less