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Become a Trustee at Robert Bakewell Primary School
“Robert Bakewell is a school with a big heart. There is a caring, family ethos about the place. Staff and pupils are proud of their school. They are proud to refer to themselves as ‘#teamRB’.” Ofsted, Oct 2022
At Robert Bakewell Primary School we are looking for a 4-5 co-opted trustees to join our governing body. As a trustee you will be a volunteer who makes a vital contribution to the success of the school.
School trustees have three main roles:
- Trustees ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. The governing body helps to set long-terms plans for the school, decide where improvements need to be made and how to make them.
- Trustees hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and the effective and efficient performance management of staff. The governing body looks at the quality of education being offered and ensures the head is doing everything possible to improve results.
- Trustees oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent. Trustees examine budgets and spending proposals to monitor whether the school is getting value for money and ensure the money is spent in the right areas.
This role may be particularly of interest if you have skills in finance/accounting, human resources, data or education but we invite applications from anyone who is interested in helping the school be the best it can be. Full training is available and trustees are encouraged to attend regular training sessions, either in person or online.
We are really proud of the diversity in our school community and want the board of trustees to be a high functioning team that this. We know that greater diversity will lead to an even better board and applicants from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic backgrounds are key to this.
Nationally Diversity in governing boards is low and we want to change that, so even if you have a slight interest but are not sure if it's for you please get in touch to find out more.
We are looking for people who can attend approximately 12 full governing body meetings per year which alternate between a teaching and learning focus and a leadership and management focus. Meetings are held in school, usually on Monday evenings from around 6pm to 8pm. Trustees also spend time in school during the day (around two visits per term).
You must be 18 or over to apply and all trustees must have Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. If you would like to find out more please email office@robertbakewellprimary.com for an application form.