Clerk to Governors

Heron Primary School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 4BN

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024.00 Annually (FTE) 3 hours per week, Term Time Only

Clerk to Governors job summary

The Governing Board is looking to appoint an organised and efficient Clerk to the Governors, previous experience would be preferred but full training will be provided for the right candidate.

The successful candidate is expected to attend Governing Body meetings, which are held in school at 5.30 pm on Tuesdays. The role will be term time only (38 weeks per year) for 114 hours spread across the year. There are 9 Governor Body meetings per year. 72 hours are allocated to these meetings, for preparation, attendance and producing minutes of the meeting, with a further 42 hours which can be carried out flexibly to support the administrative function of the Governing Body. The Clerk may be asked to take on additional paid work for meetings according to need.

We are looking for a person who is highly organised and a self-motivated, can provide effective administrative support to the Governing Body, can provide advice to the Board on governance, constitutional & procedural matters, who manages information confidentially in line with legal requirements, who is willing to attend training to ensure information and procedures are up to date.

You will be working with an excellent team of teachers, governors and support staff who are committed to making our pupils’ educational start the best it can be. Please see our Candidate Application pack for more information

We welcome visits to our school, so if you would like to visit our school, please email hsbm@heron.gloucs.sch.uk. Please see the application pack for more information about our school.

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 Heron Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 399 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heron Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heron-primary-school

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