Governance Professional

5 months ago

Kent, United Kingdom E21C Education for the 21st Century Full time

Education for the 21st century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to

create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives,

makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and

transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of

education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them

together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education

for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver

great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our

schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality

throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as

enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our

young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school

improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning

for our staff. In joining E21C and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an

unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.

The Clerk will be responsible for taking minutes at Trust Board and Local Advisory Body

meetings, advising on governance matters and will work within the broad current legislative

framework. The Clerk will work closely with the Head of Governance, Compliance and Risk and

work effectively with the Executive Leadership Team, Chairs of the Local Advisory Bodies,

Governors and Headteachers.

1. Meetings

The clerk will:

- work effectively with the Headteacher and Chair of the Local Advisory Body (LAB) to prepare a

purposeful agenda.
- Work with and encourage the Headteacher and others to produce agenda papers on time for

distribution.
- produce, collate, and distribute the agenda and papers 7 days ahead of the meeting using Governor

Hub.
- record the attendance of governors at the meeting and take appropriate action re absences.
- advise the LAB on governance legislation and procedural matters as appropriate.
- take notes of the meetings to prepare minutes, including producing an action/resolution table.
- record all decisions accurately.
- advise on conflicts of interest, and how to manage and avoid these.
- challenge the board if concerned about non-compliance or the conduct of meetings.
- escalate concerns where necessary to the Head of Governance, Compliance and Risk.

2. Membership

The clerk will:

- maintain an up-to-date record of the central database of names, addresses and category of

governing board members and their term of office.
- advise on any upcoming expiry of the term of office before term expires so elections or

appointments can be organised in a timely manner.
- ensure due diligence of membership is carried out and records are maintained.

3. Advice and Information

The clerk will:

- advise the governing board on procedural issues in line with the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation &
support the chair in identifying priorities and upcoming issues when planning meetings.
- keep the board informed about training and development opportunities.
- help the board to create a culture in which challenge is welcomed.
- support the board when conducting evaluation exercises.

4. Professional Development

The clerk will:

- attend relevant training and participate in professional development opportunities.
- To keep abreast of all relevant educational legislation and Best Practice in the governance of
- keep up to date with current educational developments and legislation affecting academy trust

governance.

5. Additional Tasks

The clerk may be asked to perform as part of their duties any of the following.
- give advice on the elections of parent and staff governors.
- give advice and support to governors as part of the induction process.
- participate in, and contribute to the training of governors as appropriate.
- advise on the requisite content of the school website and produce relevant information for the

website in a timely manner.

6. Other requirements
- Have the flexibility to accommodate the working hours which will vary according to the calendar of

meeting dates. Be able to attend evening meetings and early morning meetings.
- Be able to travel to meetings (our schools are based in Bromley with one school in Kent).
- Be able to work flexibly and effectively.

7. Generic

**Responsibilities**:

- To comply with relevant Codes of Practice, including the Code of Conduct and policies concerning

data protection, health and safety.
- maintain confidentiality, integrity and legal compliance of information and systems.
- To promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, maintaining an awareness of the equality and

diversity protocol/policy.
- the post hol

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