BRING COURAGE, BRING CREATIVITY, BRING FRIENDSHIP, BRING YOU!

Would you like to make an impact on the lives of the children in one or more of our schools? You don’t need previous experience as a school governor - just a willingness to roll up your sleeves and work as part of a team to support and challenge our Heads so that our schools can become outstanding, providing our children with the best possible educational experience.

Our 'Bring It!' vision requires us to ensure our pupils are excited by and fully engaged in their learning and school experience more widely. We support them to use their talents to create positive school memories with their friends that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

Our aim is to inspire a lifetime of adventure.

As a Church of England Trust, we support its vision for education which is deeply Christian, with Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness' at its heart.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust are seeking enthusiastic individuals to volunteer as local governors across our 14 schools. If you would like to help please state below when applying which of our schools you would like to support at.

Local Governors are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and make a vital contribution to the success of our schools. We work on a hub model so each local governing body will often work for more than one school.

The MAT Directors hold the legal liability for governance but delegate certain roles & responsibilities to local governors.

Following your induction, your estimated annual time commitment will include:

preparing for and attending in person at one of the schools one meeting per term (9 hours)

• assisting with half-termly school daytime monitoring visits (18 hours) 

• some mandatory online training (10 hours)

• very occasional involvement in governor panels (unspecified)

You will also be invited to be a link governor for a specific area, e.g. safeguarding, This provides more of a focus to the role (role description and guidance will be provided)

You will be offered an induction session and support from the trust's Head of Governance and the Local Governing Body Chair

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.