Parent School Governor

Icknield Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2JB

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Volunteer position
• Additional allowances:

  Volunteer position

Parent School Governor job summary

About this role:

Parent School Governor - Volunteer position

Icknield Primary is based in Luton. Our school family is filled with dedicated staff and thoroughly delightful children whose outcomes would be strengthened by welcoming a parent /carer governor who is committed to improving our children’s life chances.

School governance offers a wealth of opportunities to develop and deepen many skills that can be applied across a broad range of arenas, including leadership and management. The opportunity to impact on children’s lives and their successful futures is one of the most rewarding features of school governance!

A time commitment of a minimum of 5 evenings per academic year, alongside time needed to read documentation and train to develop governance skills. For this volunteer commitment, we would offer free training to develop your ability as a governor at Icknield Primary.

We are looking to welcome a Parent/Carer governor with a range of skills that would challenge and support our strategic direction, including human resources, financial and premises management. This is not an exhaustive list and we would be delighted to discuss the skills set you could bring to our governing body.

Please contact Vijith Vijay, School Business Manager with any questions on 01582 534000.

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 Icknield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 599 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Icknield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/icknield-primary-school-luton

Our Vision…
Confident, motivated and resilient learners who flourish into well-educated citizens.

Our Ethos…
As a school family, we strive to ensure that we care, co-operate
and communicate our ethos with all children and adults.
This provides the excellent foundation on which our school is built
and the guide for our development.

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