School Standards Board Member (Governor)

ROSEBERY SCHOOL; Ewell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Ewell is seeking committed individuals to join the School Standards Board. This voluntary role involves contributing to the school's development plan, engaging with staff and parents, and enhancing community links. No educational experience is required, and excellent training is provided. Meetings are held once per half term, with travel expenses reimbursed as needed.

Benefits

Excellent training and support

Claim travel expenses

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and contribute to school priorities.
• Skill in listening and reflecting on diverse viewpoints.
• Ability to establish clear expectations for school leaders.
• Capacity to analyze and interpret data and statistics.
• Confidence to ask questions and challenge appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and monitor the school's development plan.
• Gather and respond to feedback from parents and staff.
• Develop and maintain community links for the school.
• Provide regular feedback to the Trust Board on performance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Listening and reflection

Expectation setting

Data analysis

Confidence in questioning

Job description

We are looking for committed individuals from the local community, and from all walks of life and backgrounds to join our School Standards Board (SSB) at Rosebery School for a four year period. As an SSB member, you will contribute to and monitor the school's development plan, which focuses on the key improvement priorities for the school. SSBs are the Trust Board's interface with key stakeholders: parents, staff and the community. You will be involved in gathering and responding to feedback from parents and staff, and developing and maintaining community links for the school. SSB members provide regular feedback to the Trust Board on the performance of their school and the feedback from stakeholders, contributing to the overall improvement of the Trust. SSBs also have the opportunity to influence the strategy of the Trust as a whole. Excellent training and support is provided and you don\'t need education experience.

• thinks strategically, and is able to contribute to the development of the schools priorities,
• is able to listen, reflect and learn from a range of viewpoints
• is able to establish clear expectations for school leaders
• has the ability to analyse and interpret data and statistics
• has the confidence to ask questions and challenge school leaders in an appropriate way

Being a member of the School Standards Board is a rewarding one, where you will gain insight into the workings of our schools and play a part in improving outcomes for every pupil. Our school vision is that we will instil aspiration and high expectations to empower every child to become a successful citizen of the world through excellence in all that we do. Everything the SSB do has a role to play to make our vision a reality for pupils.

Commitment

GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and rapidly expanding Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of their own local community, yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. We comprise 43 schools over 5 regions and 7 LAs with 36 primaries and 7 secondaries. Each region has access to a regional team that support our schools financially, operationally and with all HR/people matters.

• SSB meetings: formally once per half term (6 meetings across the academic year)
• Follow an annual work plan, attend training and undertake school visits relevant to areas of responsibility
• While being a voluntary role, you will be able to claim travel expenses if needed