Volunteer Chair of Governors | Glenmoor and Winton Academies

Contribute to your community by being a governor and be part of one of the top multi academy trusts in the country.

What difference will you make?

You can be part of our improvement journey and support us as we look at creating a community hub and supporting our local cluster. We need external voices to help us think outside the box and explore new ways of providing support and challenge. Positive networking in our local community is high on our agenda and we would appreciate ideas to promote and expand the academies reach in the community. Being a school governor is a chance to experience leadership at board level at any point in one’s career. Governors balance the school’s budget, hire the headteacher and make strategic decisions which positively impact the lives of thousands of local children and their families.

What are we looking for?

A great governing board has individuals who have lots of different skills so that, across the body, all aspects of our responsibilities can be effectively covered. We would love to hear form anyone with a legal, financial, or educational background. We are also keen to have additional people with an interest in safeguarding as this a big area. Looking at how to enhance parental engagement and any experience with special educational needs and mental health would also be a bonus. Experience in health and safety and risk management would also be a useful skill set. Volunteers need to be dedicated people who care about improving education, but they do not need prior board or educational experience. They need to be able to be strategic and not operational. We are looking for people who will take advantage of the numerous training opportunities provided by the multi academy trust so they can upskill themselves in relevant areas. We need to people to be a critical friend to the academies and to support leadership to help children to flourish.

What will you be doing?

We have a vacancy for a new chair of governors. Our schools, Glenmoor and Winton Academies are part of a southern cluster which includes Cornerstone Academy in Poole Avonbourne Boys and Girls Academies in Southbourne. Avonwood Primary in Southbourne. We govern across the 2 schools (Glenmoor - girls and Winton - boys) being mindful of our role within the group of schools and within United Learning, we support other schools in our cluster. General Responsibilities of the Chair

• Ensure the effective organisation of the LGB, ensuring that the processes of governor recruitment, induction and development are effective.
• Maintain a focus on the strategic role of the LGB, in line with the scheme of delegation
• Arrange for the appointment of a vice chair of LGB.
• Ensure that all nominated governors are clear about their responsibilities through a clear description of their key tasks. Please see the attached role description for more information. Availability We play a full part in the life of the school and each member makes at least one visit to the schools per term. Our LGB meets once every term for approximately 2 hours on Mondays from 5 -7pm in school. We also need occasional availability to sit on panels during working hours on weekdays. Chairs attend termly brieflings online with all UL chairs, they also attend an all expenses paid 2 day annual conference in Manchester around March time. Chairs need to attend support and review and termly meetings which last most of the day once a term. This role needs someone commutable to Bournemouth. We sometimes have online meetings but the commitment is mostly in person. Full training and support will be given by United Learning our Multi-Academy Trust. Individual governors are also appointed to work on behalf of the governing body as ‘nominated governors’, responsible for a discrete area of focus, for example special education needs.