Chair of the Local Governing Body

1 week ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom The Albion Academy Full time

Position: Chair of the Local Governing Body (LGB)

Salary: Voluntary

Location: The Albion Academy, Salford

Closing Date: 12 noon- Friday 19th July 2024

The Vacancy

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity, and are keen to give something back? United Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a Local Governing Body (LGB) Chair for The Albion Academy to lead the LGB and continue to support and challenge the Principal and senior leaders to bring out 'The Best in Everyone' through an education that develops rich knowledge and character.

The LGB chair is responsible for ensuring that the LGB functions effectively and will provide clear leadership and direction to the LGB, keeping it focused on its core functions. This is a vital role, setting the highest professional expectations for the highest standards of governance.

There are opportunities for training and networking across the Trust and there is an expectation to attend the termly Chairs' Forum and the Trust's annual leadership conference, and to support the Principal and senior leaders with termly performance meetings. The LGB meets approximately three times throughout the academic year and meetings take place in the early evening. All governors are expected and encouraged to visit the school for monitoring meetings and events.

About Us

The Albion Academy is a vibrant, multi-cultural school in the heart of Salford and close to Manchester City Centre. We are one of the most rapidly improving schools in Salford and rated as 'Good' in all areas by OFSTED (July Built on values of ambition, respect and resilience we have a strong and growing reputation in our local community for very high expectations from our students in terms of behaviour and respect, whilst striving hard to be inclusive and ensure that the students are aspirational for their futures.

United Learning

The Albion Academy joined the United Learning Group in 2019. United Learning Trust is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team, achieving more by sharing than any single school could. Our expert Subject Advisors, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

To Apply

Please complete the online application and submit by 12 noon Friday 19th July 2024.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity in further detail, please contact Sarah McGarvey Principals PA on or via email at

The Albion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance and barred list check.

Please note: We do not accept CV's for any of our advertised roles to comply with Safer Recruitment within education.


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