Clerk to Governors

Benson Church of England Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6LX

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  18 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  14 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) pro rata to part time hours and term time only work

Clerk to Governors job summary

Are you interested in supporting a local school and engaging with your community in a flexible, varied and interesting role? This role supports our local governing body and includes:

• The timely preparation and circulation of agendas
• Attending governing body meetings and the production of accurate minutes
• Monitoring governing body membership and attendance
• Maintaining the register of governors’ business interests
• Providing administrative support to the governing body
• Providing advice to governors on their legal and procedural duties

The governing body meetings in the evenings on the school site but the rest of the work can be done at home at any time. Clerking for the full governing body meetings amounts to an average of 11 hours per meeting. This includes attendance at the full governing body meetings (up to 6 per school year) and preparation and follow-up, as well as other duties related to the governing body’s operations, including attending training and briefings. Please see the attached job description for further details.

Benson C of E Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Benson Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 313 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Benson Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/benson-church-of-england-primary-school-wallingford

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