Location: Chesham
Overview
Start date: as soon as possible
Salary Type: Voluntary role
Salary details: voluntary role
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: to suit
Interviews to be held: date to be agreed
About us
ABOUT THE TRUST
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 and have strategic link roles for Safeguarding and SEND.
Trustees also meet as members of two committees: the “Finance, Audit and Premises” and “Curriculum and Standards” committee which report to the board. Each committee meets termly.
We are currently a board of 14 trustees bringing a wide range of experience and skills to support the strategic development of this outstanding school and look forward to working with our new trustee.
About
Red Kite Schools Trust (RKST) was established in September 2015, previously known as White Hill Schools Trust. We changed our name to Red Kite Schools Trust in January 2019.
Our Vision
Our vision is for everyone at Chesham Grammar School to enjoy, achieve, and belong, and for our students to be exceptionally well prepared for life.
Our Values
Our core values are aspiration, kindness, and respect. These underpin everything we do.
We are seeking an individual with a safeguarding background to support our well-established Trustee board. The role is a voluntary, unpaid position suited to a knowledgeable professional with a background in health/wellbeing, such as social work, teaching with a responsibility for safeguarding, or a medical professional, who has a desire to make a real contribution to the shaping and future of Chesham Grammar School.
No previous experience in an educational environment is necessary.
About you
Trustees on the board assist senior leaders in providing 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 accountable for the educational performance of CGS and any further schools joining the Trust in the future. 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.
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.
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.
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 a self-disclosure form and return it prior to the interview.
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