Community Maintained School

SGOSS - Governors for Schools; Wealden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A school governance organization is seeking individuals to serve as school governors in the UK. Governors provide strategic guidance, oversee financial performance, and support school leadership. This role includes attending meetings and offers valuable personal and professional rewards. The position requires a commitment but provides opportunities for career development and a chance to make a difference in students' lives.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Networking with diverse professionals

Chance to influence educational leadership

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance to the school board.
• Oversee financial performance to ensure responsible spending.
• Support and challenge the school leadership team.

Job description

• Address: Lashbrooks Road, Uckfield, TN22 2AY

School governors offer key strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the operational aspects of a school. This involves working with other board members to plan the school’s strategic direction, overseeing the school’s financial performance to ensure money is well-spent, and holding the headteacher or school leadership to account. As a school governor, you’ll work closely with the school’s leadership team, providing challenge and support to help drive improvement. The role typically involves attending around six meetings per year. While it requires commitment and a proactive mindset, it also offers valuable personal and professional rewards – including opportunities for career development and the chance to make a lasting difference in young people’s lives.

What are the benefits?

Serving as a school governor is a highly rewarding experience, offering numerous personal and professional benefits. These include: the chance to experience board-level leadership at any point in your career, to support your progression; the opportunity to develop and improve your technical and interpersonal skills; building professional networks with people who work within the same and different industries as yourself; using your lived experience and skills to bring a fresh perspective; and ensuring voices from different groups and communities are represented – including voices from groups that may often struggle to be heard within education.

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