Head of Governance

Impact Multi Academy Trust, Beckenham, BR3 3BE

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  7 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time 36 hours per week, all year round but we will also consider part-time / term-time only working for the right candidate.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC PO5 (SCP 38-41) £52,194-£55,323 per annum.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a dedicated Head of Governance to join our Trust, to work across the Trust’s schools to provide highly effective governance support and advice to the Trust Chair, Trust Board and Chief Executive.

The role requires a strong knowledge of governance, and experience with policies and procedures relating to schools. We are looking for somebody who is self-motivated with strong attention to detail, and who is able to work as part of a team as well as working confidently with senior leaders. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction of governance within the Trust and build on the provision which is already in place.

What the school offers its staff

At Impact Multi Academy Trust, we comprise of 5 secondary schools and 3 primary schools. All our schools have a shared educational ethos. We aim for everything we do to be grounded in our core values: Ambition, Inclusion, Collaboration and Trust. We are ambitious for every child. We put inclusion at the heart of our practice and believe that collaborating with and learning from others is crucial to the success of our schools.

Our schools are: Primary - Clare House Primary School, Hawes Down Primary School and Langley Park Primary School. Secondary - Darrick Wood School, Hayes School, Langley Park School for Boys, Langley Park School for Girls, Ravens Wood School.

Flexible working opportunities

Our Trust office is based in Beckenham, Kent but there is extensive scope for working from home. The post-holder may also be required to travel to our Trust’s schools, which are all based in the London Borough of Bromley.

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.

Advert closing date: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Interviews: Interviews are scheduled for Monday 13th October 2025 but we may interview earlier in the event that we receive sufficient high quality applications early.

Please visit our website to download the Job Description and application form here: Work with Us - Impact Multi Academy Trust please send completed application forms to HRMatters@imat.uk .

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all our staff. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds. We recognise the vital contribution that members of a diverse team make to our Trust.

Impact Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to an EnhancedDisclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) check.

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

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About Impact Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hrmatters@imat.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/langley-park-learning-trust

We believe that being a Trust with both primary and secondary schools is an enormous asset, since it enables us to share our expertise and knowledge, learning from each other to improve the education of children from ages 4 to 18. We have high aspirations for our students that attend Impact Multi Academy Trust schools. We also have high expectations about what they will receive from, and contribute to, their Education. We believe strongly in educating the whole child. We offer our students the highest quality academic education, delivered within a broad, balanced and rich curriculum; alongside which our schools offer a wide range of high quality extra-curricular opportunities, with music and sport a particular strength. Our Trust as it is today was formed in September 2022 and currently comprises seven schools.

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