Clerk to the Governing Body

Lumen Learning Trust; United Kingdom; Remote; Part time

Job summary

Lumen Learning Trust is seeking Governance Clerks to support the Local Governing Body for four schools. The role includes preparing meeting papers and taking minutes, with flexible hours averaging 15-20 per term. Successful candidates will receive extensive support from the Governance Lead and collaborate with the School Headteacher.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Good standard of education with GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English.
• Experience in taking minutes and meeting notes is needed.
• Capable of maintaining confidentiality and working under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meeting papers and take minutes for Local Governing Body.
• Support governance processes across multiple schools.
• Flexible hours averaging 15–20 hours per term.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

IT skills

Education

GCSE in Maths and English (Grade C)

Job description

Location Shepperton, Greater London (Remote working)

£17.32 to £18.46 hourly rate / £260.00 to £369.00 per term.

Actual hours claimed via monthly timesheet submission. (FTE £32,512 to £34,654)

We’re currently looking for Governance Clerks to support the Local Governing Body (LGB) for 4 schools across the Lumen Learning Trust. The role will involve the preparation of meeting papers, taking minutes and other administrative tasks that will ensure that the school's governance processes run smoothly. The successful candidate will be led and fully supported by our Governance Lead and will work closely with the School Headteacher and Chair of Governors. As we are looking to appoint Clerks across 4 of our schools, the Trust would consider appointing a Clerk wishing to support more than one school LGB.

The hours of the role are flexible – averaging around 15-20hrs per term which can be worked in a way that suits the successful candidate and the needs of the LGB. It is likely the majority of them will be worked around the time of each termly LGB meeting which the Clerk will be expected to attend in person as a non-negotiable part of the role, alongside our diverse and friendly local governors.

The successful applicants would start on 1st September 2025 and spend the Autumn Term shadowing our current outsourced clerking service to ensure they are full prepared to take on the role independently from the Spring term 2026.

The Lumen Learning Trust puts the children's needs at the heart of its provision - committed to enabling children to become successful lifelong learners and happy, fulfilled adults who can make positive choices about their future. The right candidate will be joining a strong, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you in a supportive and constructive way.

We are looking for a committed person who has:

● A good standard of education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent (Grade C)

● Experience of taking precise, accurate minutes and meeting notes

● Excellent interpersonal skills, and written and verbal communications skills

● Excellent organisational skills and record keeping

● Competent IT skills, picking up new software and processes with ease as this role is non-paper based

● Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times

● Capacity to work under pressure to meet deadlines and organisational priorities

In return we can offer you:

● The support of a hard-working, supportive and friendly team

Applications

Closing date: 12 noon July 7th 2025

Interview date: July 15th 2025

Should you wish to have an informal and completely confidential discussion about the role with Lisa Cosgrave, Lumen Learning Trust’s Governance Professional, please contact the Trust and a phone call can be arranged.

Please note, we do not accept CVs, applications must be submitted using our application form.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.

Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.

We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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