Clerk to Governors

Medina Primary School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3NH

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  27 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 78 hours per year plus TTO annual leave allowance
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: £20.293 per hour (plus uplift for casual annual leave entitlement)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• To prepare the agenda for meetings of the governing body and its committees as appropriate, in consultation with the Chair and Headteacher
• To undertake the photocopying, collation and circulation of the agenda and supporting papers to all governors and the Local Authority
• To attend each full governing body meeting and committee as appropriate and take accurate notes
• To provide guidance regarding procedural and constitutional matters in accordance with the information contained in the Instrument of Government, school government regulations, the relevant Guide to the law and any relevant circulars
• Take up questions or queries with the LA on behalf of the Governing Body when required
• To summarise documentation for the Governing Body
• To act as correspondence on behalf of the Governing Body
• To prepare and submit draft minutes of the meetings to the Chair and copies to the Headteacher for information
• To undertake the photocopying and distribution of the approved draft minutes to the governors and LA
• To maintain the official minute book
• To maintain membership records on each individual governor’s term of office and attendance – alerting the Governing Body in advance of any impending membership vacancies
• To maintain records of committee membership and their terms of reference
• Attend meetings and training sessions as required.

What the school offers its staff

Medina Primary School are seeking to recruit an accredited Clerk to Governors to act as clerk to the Governing Body and ensure meetings are conducted within the appropriate legal framework.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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About Medina Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Medina Primary School website
• Email address: admin@medina.portsmouth.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/medina-primary-school

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