Clerk to the Governors

Our Mission is “To build great learning communities where children flourish”. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Clerk to the Local Governance Committee (LGC) at Frances Bardsley Academy in Romford.

We are looking for a motivated and organised individual to be available for up to 6 LGC meetings per year, mainly in person. This requires time in the lead up to and post meetings, with key tasks including:

Before meeting:

• Preparing an agenda pack and arranging for the pack to be uploaded onto the Trust Governor Portal
• Booking a room at the venue for in-person meetings or organising a Zoom link to be circulated via email
• Liaising with key members of staff to ensure all papers are collated on time and sent one week before the meeting

During Meeting:

• Minute-taking at the meetings
• Ensuring the meeting keeps to time
• Noting any points of governance for forwarding to the Governance Professional after the meeting

After Meeting:

• Typing up minutes for checking within 5 working days
• Circulate minutes to LGC and all attendees
• Ensure all actions are carried forward
• Follow up on non-attendance and update and monitor registers

Meeting schedule for 2024/25

• 22 October 2024
• 10 December 2024
• 28 January 2025
• 25 March 2025
• 20 May 2025
• 15 July 2025

You will also be expected to attend termly clerk training and other training as required

Experience in clerking is not essential as training will be provided, however, admin/minute-taking experience and touch typing are desired

LIFE Education Trust includes 11 schools. The Clerk will support the LGC for Frances Bardsley Academy.