Clerk to the Local Governing Body - Gosford Hill School - 11 Hours Per week
Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NTThis job expired on 15 March 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 February 2026
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
- £7,947.85 - £8,677.94 Annually (Actual) Grade 8
Clerk to the Local Governing Body - Gosford Hill School - 11 Hours Per week job summary
Clerk to the Local Governing Body - Gosford Hill School
11 Hours per week - 38 Weeks per year
Gosford Hill School is seeking a dedicated and professional Clerk to the Local Governing Body. This role is vital in providing high-quality advice and administrative support to the Local Governing Body to ensure our school is governed effectively and in accordance with legal requirements.
Our Governing Board plays a vital role in the strategic leadership of the school and we are seeking to appoint an organised, impartial and dedicated Clerk to support the board.
The Clerk to the Governors is a key role, providing administrative, procedural and legislative support to ensure the board operates efficiently and in line with statutory requirements. You will work closely with the Chair of Governors and the Headteacher to plan meetings, prepare documents, record decisions accurately and offer guidance on governance compliance.
This is a part-time, permanent contract, which requires flexibility around the meeting schedule. Currently, there are 6 Local Governing Body meetings and 3 Committee (Budget Scrutiny) Meetings per year. Full Board Meetings usually take place on Mondays with a 6:00 pm start time. The hours are flexible and allow some working from home. Meetings in school with the Chair and/or Headteacher may be required in preparation for meetings.
The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills, be highly organised and methodical, be confident using IT systems and able to work independently. You will be a strong communicator with excellent written skills, be discreet, professional and able to maintain confidentiality.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Midnight on Sunday 15th March 2026 however, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Interview dates to be confirmed.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Nicola Cooke, about the role, prior to application, then please email jobapplications@gosfordhillschool.org or telephone 01865 374971.
Knowledge or experience regarding school governance is desirable although a comprehensive training programme will be provided by RLT.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The River Learning Trust and Gosford Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
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.
About Gosford Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 848 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gosford Hill School website
School location
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