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Academy Governor - Member of the Academies Governing Board

Reach Volunteering
Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (On-site)
Unpaid role, expenses paid
Voluntary
Job description

An exciting opportunity to join and become part of the Governance leadership team of one of the largest publicly-funded secondary schools in South Dorset, with ambition to become the secondary school of choice for the communities it serves.

What will you be doing?

The role of Governor is a key element in the Academies' leadership capability, comprising Governors and the Senior Operational Leadership Team led by the Principal.

The Governing Board’s role is strategic, focused on 3 core governance principles:

  1. To ensure the Academies have an ambitious strategy with an aligned culture, to grow and develop around its core purpose of consistently delivering the very best standards of education possible to all of its students
  2. To provide scrutiny, challenge and support to the Leadership Team over all aspects of performance of the Academies and the effective delivery of its plans
  3. To ensure the Academies are sustainable in the medium to long term, in relation to all aspects of  strategic resourcing – people, money, estate and technology

What are we looking for?

We are seeking to extend the current Governing Board, to ensure a strong, diverse range of skills, experience and knowledge, drawn from the following:

Commercial Sector

  • Leadership, people management
  • General management
  • Strategy and planning
  • Finance/accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Technology, data analysis & reporting

Public Sector                                                                         

  • Local Authority
  • Children’s Services
  • Safeguarding
  • Public Services
  • Leadership and management
  • Strategy & planning
  • People and service management
  • Finance/Accounting

What difference will you make?

The impact will be seen and felt in not only the improving progress and outcomes achieved by students, but also in the career and life advantages provided by the effective and stimulating moral, social and educational experience they receive at the Academies. 

Both the students and the communities from which they are drawn, see and feel the significant benefit from what the Academies deliver each and every day and as a Governor you will have a major role to play in ensuring this continues and develops further and to help the Academies achieve their strategic objective(s).

Time Commitment

6 GB meetings per year of 3 hours plus ad hoc visits once a term

Refreshed on: 13 September 2024
Closing date: 30 September 2024 at 23:30
Job ref: J97830
Tags: Finance, Human Resources, Accounting, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Safeguarding, Strategy

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