- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 296 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior website
School Governor - Kent Region
More than one location, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Voluntary role
What skills and experience we're looking for
Schools with current vacancies:
Maritime Academy
Goodwin Academy
New Horizons Children's Academy
Gordon Children's Academy
Rochester Grammar School
Colchester Grammar School
Holcombe Grammar School
Cedar Academy
All Faiths Academy
You will have the opportunity to take on a link role that is aligned with your skills/experience/interests that will narrow your focus on the Governing Board to be an advocate for that area. Link role areas include:
- Safeguarding
- Pupil Premium
- SEND,
- Curriculum & Enrichment
- STEM, Careers & Digital
- Recruitment, Diversity, Workload and Wellbeing
- Parental Engagement Marketing & Communications
- Risk & Compliance
Role Overview
As a Governor with The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, your role is to perform a ‘non-executive’ strategic function, uphold the values of the school & Trust and ensure the school deliver a good quality of education to all our students. You will be supporting and holding to account the leaders who are responsible for the operational and strategic running of the school. You will be talking about how the school is performing, as well as thinking about the future and how they can improve, to offer the best possible education and experience to its students to transform their life chances.
Commitment
Academy Governing Boards will meet or engage with the school once per term, six times per year. In order to fulfil their responsibilities, Governors need to engage with the school in a variety of ways. These will include attendance at all meetings, school visits and (where available) contribution to panel hearings such as Governor Discipline Panels to review suspensions & exclusions.
Specific Role Details
Academy Governing Boards (AGBs) are a skills-based governing body, with people who have skills in areas such as Education, Human Resources and Safeguarding. AGBs have delegated responsibility to have oversight of the performance of Academies and work within their Terms of Reference which are outlined within the document.
What the school offers its staff
What support is available to Governors:
- School Clerk – Your Clerk is your first port of call for assistance/guidance.
- Central Governance Team – The central Governance team is staffed with Governance Professionals and other staff who can provide you with support, resources and training. You can contact us any time via email to governance@tsatrust.org.uk.
- Trust resources and training – The Trust has a huge number of training videos, visits forms, example questions and other resources that you can use to support your CPD.
- Governor Hub Knowledge – We subscribe to Governor Hub Knowledge which is a website providing access to an enormous number of resources specifically for school Governors. Governors will be given their own access to this so you can utilise this at your own discretion.
- Mentoring with one of our experienced governors from your academy board or another local trust governor.
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
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- amii.medway@tsatrust.org.uk
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the South West.
We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:
o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success
In this way we transform life chances
School Details
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Cedar Children's Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cedar Children's Academy website
Colchester Royal Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1059 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colchester Royal Grammar School website
All Faiths Children's Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- All Faiths Children's Academy website
The Rochester Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1171 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Rochester Grammar School website
New Horizons Children's Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 631 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- New Horizons Children's Academy website
Goodwin Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 830 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Goodwin Academy website
The Victory Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Victory Academy website
Holcombe Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1036 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Holcombe Grammar School website
Maritime Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 562 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Maritime Academy website
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 143 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant website
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