Head of Governance

Ashton-on-Mersey School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5BP

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 57,455.00 - 60,964.00

Head of Governance job summary

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Head of Governance to join our dedicated team at The Dean Trust.

As the Head Governance, you will be a strategic and proactive governance professional leading the continuous evolution of our Multi-Academy Trust framework. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with the Trust Board, CEO, senior leaders, governors and internal/external governance professionals, to ensure that the Trust has in place sound governance, which will support our schools to flourish.

Key responsibilities:

Champion board effectiveness across the Trust by implementing robust evaluation frameworks, facilitating continuous development, and fostering high-standard governance practices aligned with strategic objectives.

Lead comprehensive external and internal governance reviews to evaluate compliance, identify structural enhancements, and optimise decision-making processes across all levels of the Trust .

Providing governance direction and advice to all Trust schools .

Working closely with the Trust Board, CEO and Local Governing Committee (LGC) Chairs to ensure the Trust’s vision is implemented through governance .

Underpinning governance arrangements, such as schemes of delegation.

Lead, support and develop the Trust governance professionals so that they deliver an efficient, effective and professional service.

 

For more information or to arrange a cofidential discussion, please contact our advising consultants ar Peridot Partners: Kellie Gordon | kellie@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07506 742056 or Eddie Caviezel Cox | eddiec@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07951 920768

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.

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 Ashton-on-Mersey School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1609 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ashton-on-Mersey School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashton-on-mersey-school-sale

Founded in 1981, following the amalgamation of separate Boys’ and Girls’ schools, Ashton on Mersey School is the founding school of The Dean Trust which is a multi-academy trust comprising seven secondary schools and four primary schools across four local authorities.

Ashton on Mersey School is one of the most popular and oversubscribed schools in the region with a reputation for aspiration, endeavour and excellence. As Headteacher, I am proud to lead a team of teachers and support staff who truly believe that every pupil should achieve or exceed their potential.

The school has an established ethos of setting high academic standards by carefully crafting a pupil-centered approach where individual needs are matched with a broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum. In addition, the school is passionate about providing rich and diverse opportunities in an environment designed to nurture lifelong learners and citizens who can thrive regionally, nationally and globally.

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