Governance Clerk

Lowbrook Academy, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3AR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December/January

• Closing date

  23 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary, Hours to be agreed with successful applicant
• Additional allowances:

  Salary, Hours to be agreed with successful applicant

Governance Clerk job summary

Governance Clerk - Lowbrook Academy

Salary to be discussed at interview:

Hours of work:

This is a casual post, and the individual would be required to work ad-hoc with advance notice.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a professional governance clerk. The individual will play a crucial role in supporting the governance and operational functions in respect of permanent exclusions and complaint committees, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, timelines and best practice.

Key Reponsibilities:

• Schedule and organise meetings in line with statutory timeframes and notify all parties of arrangement; ensuring compliance is maintained if rescheduling is required.
• Prepare and distribute agendas, meeting papers and supporting documents in advance of meetings.
• Attend meetings to take accurate notes and minutes. Follow up on any actions from previous meetings.
• Manage correspondence and communicate with the Chair to ensure panel discussion and decisions are accurately captured and communicated to all parties.
• Maintain and update all governance records, including statutory registers and ensure all information is compliant with legal requirements.
• Assist with the induction, recruitment and development of Governors, including their training and performance.

Experience of preparation of meeting agenda's, minutes and reports, clerking experience would be preferred.

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

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 Lowbrook Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 330 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lowbrook Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lowbrook-academy

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