Trustee

Beacon Multi Academy Trust Limited, Ilford, IG4 5LP

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Approxamately 6 meetings a year depending on committee membership. Extraordinary meetings and ad hoc contribution as required.
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: This is a voluntary role

What skills and experience we're looking for

** We are seeking Trustees for the Beacon Academy Trust**

Beacon Multi Academy Trust (BMAT) is a medium sized MAT with over 3500 students and a staff body of 460 and we believe that every young person deserves the best education possible. Working together, our mission is to raise standards in education to ensure that each and every student reaches their full potential.

We are currently seeking Trustees to join the BMAT Board and contribute to the strategic leadership and governance of the Trust

The Role of a Trustee

As a Trustee, you will play a vital role in:

• Setting the strategic direction of the Trust and holding executive leaders to account
• Overseeing financial performance and ensuring resources are used effectively
• Championing safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing across all schools
• Ensuring compliance with statutory duties and promoting high standards of education

We welcome applications from individuals with expertise in:

• Education, finance, law, HR, audit, risk, or organisational leadership
• Strategic planning and performance oversight
• Community engagement and stakeholder relations

About Beacon Multi Academy Trust

BMAT comprises:

• Beal High School – England’s largest secondary school, with over 2,700 students and a thriving Sixth Form
• BBIH – A specialist alternative provision for 12–19-year-olds, offering tailored academic and vocational pathways
• The Forest Academy – A medium-sized secondary school with co-located Sixth Form and ASD provision
• NELTA SCITT – A nationally recognised teacher training provider offering QTS, PGCE, and Degree Apprenticeships

Our schools are deeply embedded in their communities, and our governance model reflects this. Trustees provide strategic oversight across the Trust, while Local Governing Bodies focus on school-level priorities and community engagement.

Commitment and Support

Trustees attend three formal board meetings per year, with additional opportunities to engage in strategic planning, school visits, and development sessions. A full induction programme is provided, including:

• Role-specific training
• Peer mentoring
• Access to governance resources via the National Governance Association
• Ongoing professional development

If you are passionate about improving educational outcomes and want to make a strategic impact in your community, we would be delighted to hear from you.

School Websites:

• https://bealhighschool.co.uk/
• https://www.bbih.org/
• https://www.theforestacademy.org/

Contact: Please email clerk@beaconacademytrust.co.uk for further information or to express your interest.

What the school offers its staff

A full induction programme and training will be provided

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Beacon Multi Academy Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: rfaulkner@beaconacademytrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 0208 418 4780
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beacon-multi-academy-trust-limited

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