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Clerk to Governors

Grade: 6 (pts 15–20) £30,024 - £32,597 pa pro rata

Allowances:  Not applicable

Hours: Part time – equivalent to 2 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Thursday 26^th February (noon)

Interview date: TBC

Start date: 1^st May 2026

 

Are you an excellent administrator, who is well organised with an eye for detail?  Can you organise meetings, draft agendas, and produce accurate and timely minutes?  Could you help the Chair of Governors and the Head Teacher ensure the annual cycle of governance is completed to the standards required, and with training advise the Governing Body on procedural and constitutional matters?

If you think this is you, our friendly and experienced team would love to hear from you.

Our Governing Body holds three Full Governing Body meetings and a number of other committee meetings per year which equate to roughly 16 meetings an academic year.  Meetings are all held at the school and rarely take longer than 1 ½hrs.

The Clerks main role is to provide professional clerking services to the Governing Body – training and advice will be provided (see job description).

You will:

·         Be able to take accurate minutes from your own notes and produce accurate minutes for distribution

·         Collate and distribute agendas and associated paperwork in advance of meetings 

·         Be available to take minutes at all meetings throughout the year – meetings normally take place on either Tuesday or Thursday and commence at 5.30pm. 

·         Provide procedural and legal advice and governance as required

 ·         Maintain the Governors section of the school website ensuring it is up to date at all times

 

Candidates must be competent in the use of email and the internet and have access to a computer.  An interest in education is desirable. 

 

Experience is desirable but not essential as extensive training will be provided.

For an application form, job description and person specification please contact the school office or see our vacancy section on our website 

 

Application forms and supporting documentation can be found below. Application forms should be returned to the school or by email admin@swindonvillage.gloucs.sch.uk by mid-day on Thursday 26^th February (noon).             

We would welcome all applicants to visit our school. Please contact the school office on admin@swindonvillage.gloucs.sch.uk or 01242 690016 to arrange a suitable time.

 

Swindon Village Primary School reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy without notice. 

As part of our due diligence within safer recruitment in schools, we will be carrying out online searches to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. These searches will include, but will not be limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. Any anomalies in either your application form or, as a result of your online search, will be addressed by the school either prior to your interview or during the interview.

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