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School governor

Brixham
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Posted: 9 February
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Overview

Join Us as a School Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures! Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge, impact, and community engagement? As a school governor, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community.


Responsibilities

* Make a Real Difference: Your insights and experiences matter. Use your unique perspective to inform crucial conversations about education and student well-being.
* Board-Level Skills Development: Step into a board-level environment where you’ll hone your leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking skills. It’s a chance to grow both personally and professionally.
* Community Contribution: Give back to your local community by actively participating in the school’s development. Your commitment will directly impact pupils, staff, and families.
* Support and Challenge: Be the voice that drives positive change. Support the school’s growth while constructively challenging it to improve. Your input matters!
* Diverse Perspectives: We value diversity. Bring your unique experiences and insights to decision-making, ensuring a well-rounded approach that benefits everyone.

Governing Boards are skills-based and cover a wide variety of areas. While it is advantageous, experience in education is not a necessity, as you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge base. The most important attributes we are looking for are a governor who is dedicated and has the time to fulfil the role, is open to learning new things, and, most importantly, believes in our vision to transform the life chances of the young people who attend our schools.


Qualifications / Attributes

* Dedicated with time to fulfil the role
* Open to learning new things
* Belief in the vision to transform life chances of pupils


Why Become a Governor

* Rewarding Experience: Few roles offer such a sense of fulfilment. Witness the impact of your contributions firsthand.
* Professional Growth: Develop skills beyond the classroom. Network with like-minded professionals and broaden your horizons.
* Community Integration: Become an integral part of the wider community, fostering connections that go beyond the school gates.


About Us

At Furzeham Primary and Nursery School we provide an inclusive secure, nurturing, high quality learning environment which inspires our children to develop life-long learning skills and enables them to achieve the best future outcomes.

Our expectations are high; offering excellent quality first teaching and an enriched broad curriculum which engages and excites children to drive their own learning with increasing independence.

“Inspired to learn, inspired for life”


Next Steps

If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of staff across our Trust we would encourage you to apply. Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found. We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in working at our school to contact our Office Manager via email Lisa.Oflaherty@furzeham.tsat.uk to arrange an informal conversation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates. If you have any questions regarding this process, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk


Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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