15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    11 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 April 2025

Job details

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Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Volunteering role

Contract type

Casual

Hourly rate

£0

What skills and experience we're looking for

🌟Join Us as a School Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures!🌟

Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge, impact, and community engagement? As a School Governor you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community. You will work with school leaders to make a positive change for the students in your school and ensure they are receiving the best of what the Trust and schools have to offer.

We have schools across the South East/East of England and will work with you to find the right position based on your location, skill set and preferences.We have a particular need for Governors at the following schools:

- Goodwin Academy (Deal, Kent)

- All Faiths Childrens Academy(Strood, Kent)

- Gordon Childrens Academy (Strood, Kent)

- Colchester Royal Grammar School (Colchester, Essex)

As a Governor You Will :

  • Make a Real Difference: Your insights and experiences matter. Use your unique perspective to inform crucial conversations about education and student well-being.
  • Board-Level Skills Development: Step into a board-level environment where you’ll hone your leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking skills. It’s a chance to grow both personally and professionally.
  • Community Contribution: Give back to your local community by actively participating in the school’s development. Your commitment will directly impact pupils, staff, and families.
  • Support and Challenge: Be the voice that drives positive change. Support the school’s growth while constructively challenging it to improve. Your input matters!
  • Diverse Perspectives: We value diversity. Bring your unique experiences and insights to decision-making, ensuring a well-rounded approach that benefits everyone.

    • Governing Boards are skills based and cover a wide variety of areas. Whilst it is advantageous, experience in education is not a necessity, as you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge base. The most important attributes we are looking for is a Governor who is dedicated and has the time to fulfil the role, is open to learning new things and, most importantly, believes in our vision to transform the life chances of the young people who attend our schools.

    Other Reasons to Consider Being a Governor:

    • Rewarding Experience: Few roles offer such a sense of fulfilment. Witness the impact of your contributions firsthand.
    • Professional Growth: Develop skills beyond the classroom. Network with like-minded professionals and broaden your horizons.
    • Community Integration: Become an integral part of the wider community, fostering connections that go beyond the school gates.



    What the school offers its staff

    The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

    The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South East, South and South West.

    We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

    Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

    • Think about their Thinking
    • Be their Best self
    • Shape their Success

    In this way we transform life chances

    Commitment to safeguarding

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

    Applying for the job

    Apply for the job by following the link below.

    CVs are not accepted.

    Visas cannot be sponsored.
    How to apply
    If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

    About Goodwin Academy

    School type
    Academy, ages 11 to 18
    Education phase
    Secondary
    School size
    852 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 18
    Ofsted report
    View Ofsted report
    School website
    Goodwin Academy website
    Email address
    recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
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    teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/goodwin-academy

    At Goodwin Academy, our ethos is to encourage our students to be their best self, striving for brilliance in all areas of their learning. We aspire for our students to develop their academic and life skills, so that they become confident, well-rounded and contented individuals and are equipped and ready to be successful for the world of work and the challenges of the 21st Century.

    Goodwin Academy, as part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, is committed to transforming the life chances of our students, ensuring that all are supported and encouraged to achieve their personal best. We deliver this through the BEST Agenda - ‘Be Your Best’:

    B = Brilliance, E = Enrichment, S = Society and T = Thinking.

    To find out more about our school, please click here.

    "Pupils know that their school is a better place in which to learn and thrive. Consequently, they are now achieving well.” "Good" Ofsted 2025

    Arranging a visit to Goodwin Academy

    To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk.

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