Governor

Overview

Role:
Governor

Location:

0101 - Bracken Lane Primary Academy;
Bracken Lane, Retford, DN22 7EU

Salary:
This is a volunteer role, but travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expenses policy.

Basis:
Part Time

Date posted: 16/09/2024

Job reference: R04808

Contractual hours: 0

Job type:
Support Staff
- Other

Job category:
Support Role
- Other

Becoming a governor is a rewarding form of voluntary work. Governors make a real difference to pupils and the local community by actively contributing to the success of the academies. Applications are invited from people with diverse skills, fresh perspectives and new ideas that complement the leadership team. Previous chairing or governance experience is welcome, but not required.

We are Diverse Academies, a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, raise aspirations and create brighter tomorrows. We nurture curiosity, wellbeing and the ability for children and young people to go beyond their aspirations.

We empower. We respect. We care.

If you are passionate about education and would like to drive change, this is a great opportunity to contribute to the future success of thousands of children. We provide support and guidance through experienced governors.

Our academy governors are mainly responsible for:

• Ensuring that every child in an academy reaches their full potential by holding the Executive Principal and Principal to account by monitoring the academy's performance
• Ensuring that the curriculum intent and quality of education is right for the students at the academy
• Contributing to the development of strategic priorities and monitoring achievement towards targets for the academies. Governors ensure these are clear and ambitious and which will raise school improvement and are sufficiently challenging to lead to sustainable improvement.

Our Academy Committee meets on Wednesday evenings at 5.15pm six times per year. Meetings are alternated between Bracken Lane and Thrumpton Primary Academy and via Microsoft Teams. Meetings typically last up to two hours. Governors devote additional time to prepare for meetings, attend training and academy events. You may be asked to become a link governor to a particular area of academy life.

Diverse Academies and its governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects everybody to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS enhanced clearance checks and any application will automatically include active pursuit of safeguarding procedures.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expenses policy.