Primary School Governor – Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School

Uckfieldvolunteer; Uckfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community organization is looking for a committed individual to serve as a co-opted governor at a local primary and nursery school. This role includes attending meetings, engaging with school leaders about progress, and visiting the school to observe practices. Ideal candidates should have good interpersonal skills, literacy, and numeracy, and be willing to commit for four years. A DBS check will be required, and applicants without children or grandchildren at the school are preferred.

Benefits

Training and ongoing development provided

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Appropriate literacy and numeracy to understand data.
• Commitment to four years and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Attend governing board meetings about six times a year.
• Discuss school progress with leaders.
• Visit the school to see plans in action.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Literacy

Numeracy to understand basic data

Job description

Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School was built in 1996 in Ridgewood, Uckfield, and is responsible for educating children from the ages of 2 to 11 in the local area.

About this opportunity

They are looking to recruit a co‑opted governor. As members of the Full Board of Governors, governors work closely with the headteacher, supporting them and challenging them. The role will include:

• Attending governing board meetings, which normally take place about six times a year and are usually held outside school hours in the early evening.
• Looking at information and evidence on the school’s progress and discussing it with school leaders.
• Visiting the school to see the plans working in practice, and listening to the views of staff, pupils and parents.

Training and ongoing development is provided by East Sussex Local Authority and through GovernorHub. This is all explained in the governor induction programme.

Governors need to be committed, inquisitive to question and analyse, and willing to learn. They need good interpersonal skills, an appropriate level of literacy and be sufficiently numerate to understand basic data.

It is preferable if applicants do not have children or grandchildren at the school – as they already have parent‑elected governors and are looking for a balanced mix. They are seeking a commitment of four years – governors can be re‑elected thereafter. A DBS check will be required.

For more information

For more information please either come in and see us at Wealden Volunteering, or call us on 01825 760019, or email us at [e-mail]