Reference number
BUC14126
Contract type
Volunteer
Working hours
Part Time
Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List
Date posted
24 Sep 2025, 11 p.m.
Application deadline
27 Oct 2025
Contact email
Overview
Are you passionate about education and your local community? Do you want to help shape the future for young people? We are looking for committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees and our Members Board
Term time only
Salary type: Other
Salary Details: Voluntary / unpaid
Contract type: Other
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 27/10/2025
Interviews to be held: to be advised
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role, I really appreciate you taking the time to review the details.
Chesham Grammar School is an academy and the founding school of Red Kite Schools Trust. The Trust Board meets four times a year. Trustees are linked to specific areas of focus within the school's development plan. The Member Board meets annually, at the AGM.
Trustees serve on two committees, the "Finance, Audit and Premises" and "Curriculum and Standards" committees, which report to the board. Each committee meets once per term.
We currently have a board of 14 trustees, bringing a diverse range of experience and skills to support the strategic development of this outstanding school (Ofsted March We have four members on the Member Board.
For more information visit our Trust page on the CGS website:
Website:
About the role
Trustees on the board assist the senior leaders to provide strategic direction and vision to support and enhance the teaching and learning of Chesham Grammar School students from Years 7 – 13. The Board holds executive leaders to account for the educational performance of CGS and in the future, any further schools joining the Trust.
Trustees provide knowledge and experience in their relevant area of expertise to assist in the running of the Trust, which is equal to a medium-sized business.
OVERVIEW - Member
Members have a top level accountability to ensure compliance in line with the trust's Articles of Association. They support the Trustees on the board to deliver strategic direction and vision to support and enhance the teaching and learning of Chesham Grammar School students from Years 7 – 13.
Our Members have knowledge and experience of being part of a Trust and have previous experience of being a Trustee.
About you
* To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
* To hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of Chesham Grammar School and any school joining the Trust in future years
* To hold leaders to account for the financial performance of Chesham Grammar School and any school joining the Trust in future years
* To manage the business of the Trust and may exercise all necessary powers in compliance with the Trust's charitable objectives, company, and charity law
MEMBER'S CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
* To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction for the trust
* To hold the Trust Board to account
* To hold the Trust Board to account for the financial performance of the trust
* To support the Trust Board when necessary to enable them to manage the business of the Trust and exercise all necessary powers in compliance with the Trust's charitable objectives, company, and charity law
For further information please see attached application pack.
Other information
Information on how to apply can be found on the Chesham Grammar School website -
Visits to the school are welcome. To arrange a visit please ring our HR Department tel: or email
Please send completed application forms to
Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Chesham Grammar School, our vision is for everyone to enjoy, achieve and belong. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is one way in which we seek to fulfil this for everyone in our diverse and vibrant school community.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to
Nacro guidance
and the
guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice
(see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.