Breda Cunningham Email and Phone Number

3 month contract- First point of contact for internal and external enquiries;- Multiple email and diary management;- Travel and itinerary;- Attended Management meetings taking responsibility for recording and following up on actions;- Worked autonomously, disseminating information as required;- Introduced processes and procedures to enable SMART working.

6 month project- Managed facility development from build to completion;- Managed assigned budget;- Worked in collaboration with prominent automotive company and facilitated their programme of work;- Attended Management meetings taking responsibility for recording actions and following up; - Assisted the company Accountant with invoicing using SAGE.

We maintain standards and confidence in qualifications: GCSEs and A levels in England. We were set up in April 2010 and we are independent of Government and report directly to Parliament. - First point of contact for all internal and external requests for meetings/speaking engagements;- Complex time-management and organisation issues, dealing with sensitive and confidential information;- Multiple diary and inbox management and travel arrangements;- Secretariat for Management Group meetings;- Liaised regularly with external stakeholders including Chief Executives of Exam Boards, Private Secretaries in Department for Education, BIS and other Government departments;- Problem solving and reviewing and revising processes and procedures;- Worked in an environment of constant change and demand due to Policy direction from Government.

- Dealt with sensitive and state confidential correspondence including oversees Royalty, Heads of State, foreign embassies and military greetings;- Prepared correspondence for the Private Secretary’s signature;- Worked closely with the Ladies in Waiting and other departments in the Royal Household to ensure Her Majesty received incoming personal mail and selected correspondence.

- Managed a team of invigilators;- Advertising, interviewing and organising induction programme for invigilators;- Responsibility for all systems to ensure student entry of examinations at KS3, KS4 and Post 16 Level;- Managed the daily operative routine for exams;- Exam results download – module/’A’ Level/GCSE Level and some data analysis; - Attended regular meetings with Leadership Team/prepared reports for Governors.

- Diary Management;- Booking events/presentations/workshops;- Hospitality;- Produced publication material - School Prospectus, Student/Parents weekly newsletter, Staff Bulletin;- Liaised with external agencies – Connexions, UCAS, Higher Education establishments, Local Authority, Consultants.- Admin support to Head of Sixth Form and Tutor Team (10 + 2) (All year round);- Managing day-to-day student support and providing pastoral care;- Responsibility for EMA payments and Audit with LA Advisor;- Management of Taster Days, Study/Motivational Days, Parent Consultation Evenings/Post 16 Conferences;- Management of Sixth Form Open Evenings and Awards Evening – preparing Sixth Form Prospectus and Booklets. On the night ensure the smooth running of the event by allocating staff jobs and monitoring attendance. Hospitality for guest speaker and security of awards/prizes/certificates;- On-line UCAS Manager, responsibility for checking students’ applications and uploading references etc. - Maintain Local Authority database for student learning and retention.

- Processed mortgage applications from submission to completion;- Liaised with applicants, dealing with queries;- Obtained requisite references and information, working closely with Estate Agents, Solicitors and other Building Societies;- Front of desk counter service, customer service and banking.

- Managing correspondence and advertisements;- Press enquiries; - Editing/proof reading;- Event organisation;- Other ad hoc administration.