School Governor at Nexus Academy Trust

School Governor

Nexus Academy Trust

Location: Doncaster

Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025

School Governor at Kelford School

Kelford School an all-ages special school in the Rotherham area, part of the Nexus Multi Academy Trust, for children and young people with severe and complex needs. We are passionate about providing the best quality of education and care for all our pupils and put them at the centre of everything we do.

Governors are volunteers who have an interest in improving outcomes for children and young people.

As a governor you would work alongside other people in the Academy Council for the school. These are made up of Staff Governors, Parent Governors, Community Governors, Headteacher and officers from the Nexus Central Trust Team. As a Parent Governor you would need to have a child who is a pupil on roll at the school you are interested in.

As a team you would receive information and reports related to the school’s

• Self-Evaluation
• School Improvement Plan
• Pupil and Community Voice

Meetings are scheduled in the daytime during the school day or evenings, depending on the individual school and the dates are set a year in advance. Meetings generally last for 2 hours and there is one meeting per term.

You can find out more about the layers of Governance in the Trust by having a look at our Scheme of Delegation by clicking here www.nexusmat.org/about/policies-and-procedures and you can see who the Trust Members and Directors are in the Meet the Team section of the website. Click here to go straight there www.nexusmat.org/meet-the-team

If you are interested please complete and return the attached Expression of Interest Form to clerkingservices@nexusmat.org

We will then contact you to discuss your interest and more details about our current vacancies.

Come and join the Nexus Family and help us to make a difference to the outcomes of children and young people.

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for all roles. All candidates will also be subject to an online search for information about you as part of our due diligence and commitment to safeguarding.