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Chair of Governing Board
Royal School for the Deaf Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3BH59 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Ongoing
Pay scale
- Voluntary and Unpaid
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Co-chairs of the Governing Body stepped down in July 2025 to make way for a new Governing Body led by an interim Chair. We are now looking for a new Chair to provide strong leadership and ensure the Governing Body’s expertise and contributions are maximised to the benefit of our ambitions.
The Governing Body are the proprietor of the school and tasked to support, challenge, scrutinise, promote and drive the ambitions of the school effectively.
We are looking for a successful strategic leader with high levels of personal and professional credibility, commercial acumen, personal networks and proven experience operating at Board level, perhaps as a non-executive. The successful candidate will be an effective Chair and have an appreciation of good governance; the ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and be a highly effective ambassador and advocate of D/deaf children and young people’s right to the very best education.
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Royal School for the Deaf Derby
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 110 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Royal School for the Deaf Derby website
- Email address
- helen.radford@rsdd.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07500 878565
Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a unique provider of day and residential placements for deaf children and young people aged 3 - 19. Over a hundred, well-behaved, confident young people are on roll, from 27 different Local Authorities ranging from Westminster to York. A small number stay in residence Monday to Thursday, term time only, with the majority of children and young people living locally and attending as day students.
Arranging a visit to Royal School for the Deaf Derby
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email helen.radford@rsdd.org.uk.
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