- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1078 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Plympton Academy website
Educationalist Trustee (Torbay/Devon)
More than one location, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
22 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: This is a volunteer role
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- This is a volunteer role
What skills and experience we're looking for
🌟Join Us as an Educationalist Trustee:Shape Strategy, Inspire Excellence, Transform Futures!🌟
Are you passionate about the power of education to change lives? Do you want to use your experience and expertise to influence learning across a whole Trust? As anEducationalist Trustee, you’ll play a vital strategic role in shaping the educational direction, vision, and impact of our Trust, ensuring every young person receives the very best opportunities to thrive.
This is your chance to help drive meaningful change at a system level, working alongside fellow Trustees and senior leaders to strengthen provision, champion high standards, and support schools to deliver exceptional outcomes.
As an Educationalist Trustee, you will:
Champion Excellence:Bring your educational experience, whether in teaching, leadership, governance, or research, to guide strategic decisions that directly influence the quality of education across our schools.
Drive Strategic Impact:Shape high-level priorities and policies, ensuring they support strong classroom practice, effective curriculum design, and improved pupil outcomes.
Support and Challenge:Provide constructive challenge to senior leaders, holding them to account while supporting them to deliver the Trust’s goals. Your voice and insight will help steer continuous improvement.
Promote Equity and Wellbeing:Advocate for all learners, especially the most vulnerable, ensuring decisions reflect a deep commitment to inclusion, safeguarding, and holistic development.
Collaborate at Board Level:Work within a dynamic board environment, where your expertise enhances collective decision-making and strategic planning.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking experts within education, and we welcome a broad range of experiences. We would like to see:
- Commitment to transforming the life chances of young people
- Passion for high-quality, inclusive education
- Willingness to dedicate time to Board meetings, preparation, and occasional school visits
- Openness to learning, engaging, and contributing as part of a team
We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences, recognising that rich viewpoints lead to better strategic decisions for our Trust community.
Why Become an Educationalist Trustee?
Make a System-Level Difference:Impact not just one school, but many—supporting leaders and shaping strategy that influences hundreds or thousands of pupils.
A Rewarding, Purpose-Driven Role:See the tangible difference your contributions make across schools, staff teams, and communities.
Professional and Personal Development:Enhance your leadership, governance, and strategic skills in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Meaningful Community Contribution:Be part of a Trust committed to transforming futures and supporting local families - your role helps drive that mission forward.
If you’re ready to use your expertise to help shape the future of education and empower young people to thrive,we’d love to hear from you.Step into a role where your insight truly matters, and where together, we can create lasting change.
nt@tsatrust.org.uk
What the school offers its staff
If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of governors across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.
Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
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
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. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the 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:
o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success
In this way we transform life chances
School Details
Plympton Academy
Paignton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1582 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Paignton Academy website
Arranging a visit to The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk.
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