Now part of the Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) it is an exciting time for our school. We seek a governor to help us make the most of these new opportunities.
Now part of the Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) it is an exciting time for our school. This brings opportunities for our staff, children and governors to work together with other RET schools increasing our access to resources, shared learning experiences and specialist subject support.
We are looking for a new governor to help us make the most of these new opportunities and ensure Long Wittenham School continues to be a thriving and happy place to learn with community at its’ heart.
A school governor is a voluntary role. They offer strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the day to day running of a school. As such their role is largely a thinking and questioning role that demonstrates challenge (‘critical friend’), not an operational/‘doing’ role, as this function will be carried out by school staff. Specifically the role involves:
To achieve these responsibilities, the Governing Board (GB) works with the school(s) on planning and developing polices and keeping the school under review. Its powers and responsibilities must be exercised in partnership with the Executive Headteacher, Headteacher(s) and staff.
Our current board of governors is made up of 2 teaching staff, 4 parents, 1 educational professional and 2 foundation governors. We bring a variety of experiences to the board of governors and all have joined the board in the last 3 years. We enjoy working together and are passionate about delivering improvements for our school.
Over the year you would be expected to attend 6 governing board meetings with reading materials provided prior to these meetings. There may also be up to 3 school visits during the year to monitor progress against an objective, for example, provision for special educational needs, but these are shared amongst the board depending on peoples' availability, the focus of the visit and peoples' specific area of expertise and experience.
Training is provided.
We are open to diverse skills and knowledge. We would appreciate anyone with governance experience - perhaps you worked in a management role or have sat on a board in your professional life or in another voluntary role. Finance expertise would be useful too. However if you have none of these but are keen and interested then please come and speak to us as most of all we seek people who are passionate about improving children's lives and who are willing to collaborate and work as a team.
Our work directly impacts the children at our school through improved educational outcomes and extra curricular opportunities.
On application you will have an informal chat with the Chair of the Governors and Headteacher so you can learn more about the role and they can hear about your motivation for the role. Then, should the Chair and Headteacher agree that you are a good fit, they will arrange an informal interview with some of the other governors.
You will also be asked to provide two references and you will need to complete a DBS check.
Any questions please contact us via Reach.
