Governor Position (volunteer)
58 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
20 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 6 Meetings per year (approximately 2 hours each) plus lead Governor responsibilities to include visiting the academy.
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £0 voluntary position
What skills and experience we're looking for
Thrive Education Partnership (TEP) is a growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of six Special Needs Academies, an autism specific primary satellite provision and an SEMH/AS resource base within a large secondary mainstream school. TEP employs approximately 700 staff and supports approximately 1000 pupils (2-19 years of age).
Kingsbury Academy is a special educational needs (SEN) school in Coventry for pupils aged 4-11 with significant learning disabilities. More than half of our children have autistic spectrum conditions (ASC), while others have additional needs, including sensory processing difficulties.
We are seeking to appoint Governor’s for Kingsbury Academy and would value your experience as this would complement the existing governance arrangements in place.
If you areinterested but have not done anything like this before, we can support you with a full induction and possibilities within the Thrive Education Partnership governance model. Gaining knowledge and understanding Kingsbury Academy, and the wider context in which it operates. You would be fully supported, and you would receive a full induction to support your role.
Local Governing Boards (LGB’s) are a full and formal part of the trust governance structure and can:
- Support the effective operation of the Trust and its policies
- Provide support and challenge to the local (school level) Headteacher
- Provide a vehicle for Governor board engagement with the school, its parents and local community, to help ensure that the Academy Governors stay connected. Trusts may choose to bring in people to sit on LGBs who provide links to the local community, in addition to parents.
- Bring issues and risks to the attention of the Trust board. It is important that the board listens and responds to concerns the LGBs may raise
- Provide constructive feedback to the board where a policy may not be effective in the local context, and suggest alternative approaches
- Help ensure the trust works as one entity, in the interests of all its schools equally
What skills and qualities can I bring to this role?
- Confident and positive attitude
- Professional and reliable
- Good verbal communication skills
- Be interested in education of young people with special educational needs
- Become a lead Governor in one of the following areas:
We are particularly interested in anyone with Safeguarding experience.
Safeguarding
Quality of Education (including Personal Development)
Health & Safety
Risk & Audit
Wellbeing
Attendance
What the school offers its staff
What will I gain from the role?
- Opportunity to meet new people and the wider community
- Rewarding experience working with young people with special needs
- Training and support related to Governance
- Opportunity to improve and develop education provision
- Induction
- Expenses – all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed
- Support from Governor Clerk and other Governors
- Further training
- Access to SAS (Schools Advisory Service) Wellbeing package
What support will I be given?
- Induction
- Expenses – all out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed
- Support from Governor Clerk and other Governors
- Further training
Flexible working opportunities
When will I be needed?
The local Governing board meetings can be held in the day or evening, approximately 6 per academic year
How much time will I need to commit?
6 Meetings per year (approximately 2 hours each) plus lead Governor responsibilities to include visiting the academy.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to z.allcott@thrive.ac
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kingsbury Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- School size
- 99 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kingsbury Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- z.allcott@thrive.ac
- Phone number
- 01217262853
Kingsbury Academy is a special school based in Coventry. We cater for pupils with severe learning difficulties and those with Autism.
We are a friendly and supportive school with amazing pupils. The Kingsbury community is built on trust, respect, openness, compassion, integrity and a deep sense of doing what is right for our pupils.
Arranging a visit to Kingsbury Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email z.allcott@thrive.ac.
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