Clerk to Governors

Teaching Vacancies; Alford; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a part-time Clerk to Governors to join our team in a flexible role. The successful candidate will attend all Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings and may clerk remotely for some sub-committees.

The post requires confidentiality, strong IT skills, and the ability to source governance advice. Experience in a school setting is preferred, and a Level 3 Clerking certificate is ideal.

Qualifications

• Efficient and effective administrator with school experience.
• Able to set agendas and take detailed minutes.
• Able to source governance and procedural advice for the governing body.
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Experience in a school setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend all Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings.
• Clerk meetings for specified committees and headteacher performance discussions.
• Prepare agendas and distribute materials for meetings.
• Provide governance advice and ensure compliance with procedures.

Skills

Efficient administrator

IT competence

Agenda & minutes

Governance advice

Confidentiality

Education

Level 3 Clerking certificate

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a reliable, efficient and suitably skilled part-time Clerk to Governors to join our team. The successful applicant will be required to attend all Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings. This role requires a flexible approach to working hours and the option to clerk meetings remotely from home is possible for some sub-committees. We currently have 6 FGB Meetings per annum with further sub-committee meetings for the following:

• Finance, Audit & Risk Committee (6 meetings per annum)
• HR & Salaries Committee (1 meeting per annum)
• Policies Committee (1 meeting per annum)
• Curriculum & Standards Committee (3 meetings per annum)
• Headteacher’s Performance Management Meeting
• Members Meeting (1 meeting per annum)
• Strategy Day

We are ideally looking for someone who:

• Is an efficient and effective administrator.
• Is able to set agendas and take detailed minutes.
• Is able to source and provide advice to the governing body on governance, constitutional and procedural matters.
• Is able to abide by the confidentiality of the role at all times.
• Is competent with IT.
• Ideally holds a Level 3 Certificate in the Clerking of School and Academy Governing Boards.
• Has been employed in a school setting previously.

What the school offers its staff

• In return we can offer a workplace with experienced, supportive and professional colleagues dedicated to delivering the best education possible.
• We aim to develop all our staff to their full potential and offer opportunity for continued professional development.

Queen Elizabeth’s is a Selective Academy, currently having 581 pupils on roll and is located in the small, rural town of Alford. Queen Elizabeth’s is a very friendly and caring community in which pupils are known and valued individually. The atmosphere is calm, happy and purposeful; standards of attainment, behaviour and dress are high, and we are proud of our reputation as one of the top schools in the East Midlands whilst offering a holistic, supportive approach to education.

For further details about the school please visit our website, http://www.queenelizabeths.co.uk/ www.qegs.co.uk.

Commitment to safeguarding

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE 2026 will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosures and Barring Service clearance. In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.