Chair of Governors

Ore Village Primary Academy, Hastings, East Sussex

Education - non-teaching

Part time

Casual

**(Y)Our Opportunity**
- We are looking for an inspirational and motivated**About TKAT**
- The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) is one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South & East of England with 45 Special, Primary, Secondary and All through Academies in the TKAT Family. Our ultimate aim is to ensure we drive educational standards through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all. Within the #oneTKATfamily, the shared and common purpose is to work together as a community of schools to ensure that every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education. We place a high value on collaboration; “achieving more together”, giving staff the opportunity to come together and learn, ensuring a shared sense of purpose across our network and by sharing expertise across the TKAT family.**About Ore Village Primary Academy**
- Ore Village Primary Academy is a happy, vibrant school that always has children at its heart.We are extremely lucky to have an amazing team of people supporting the development of all our pupils and helping them to be the very best that they can.

Our vision for the pupils at Ore Village Primary Academy is reflected in our ORE acronym:
**Opportunities**: Children deserve the absolute best learning experience possible. Through our innovative curriculum, we create opportunities which develop a thirst for learning and broaden the enquiring mind. We help our pupils master expertise across a number of skills, both academic and for life.

**Resilience**: We provide the freedom for our pupils to be independent, creative and resilient. We teach our pupils to be accepting of others and to celebrate diversity. We encourage our pupils to learn from their mistakes and to be proud of their achievements.

**Expanding Minds**: Children relish a challenge and this is a perfect driver for encouraging our pupils to aim high and exceed our expectations. Very often, children are capable of far more than we can ever imagine. We give our pupils the confidence and self-belief that anything is possible

At OVPA, we value the importance of developing strong links with our community. Working with our local residents, the business community, public services and voluntary services, teaches the children to become active citizens.

**Role specification**:
Ore Village is part of TKAT, a Multi-Academy Trust. The Trust is a charity, and its Board of Trustees must ensure that it complies with its charitable objectives, which relate to the provision of education in its schools. As such, it is the Trust Board that is accountable for the performance of the Academies in the Trust, and in turn, it is held to account by the Department for Education.
- The Trust has chosen to appoint committees for each of its Academies, and these are known as Local Governing Bodies (LGBs). The LGB’s responsibilities are set out here in the TKAT scheme of delegation.
- The specific tasks and responsibilities of our LGBs can be summarised as-
Represent the Academy’s local community and stakeholders by ensuring that the Academy’s policies and practice meet the community’s needs
-Ensure that the Academy’s long-term vision reflects the needs of its community beyond current post-holders, and is in line with TKAT’s vision and values
-Support Directors of Education to improve Academy outcomes
-Support the Headteacher to ensure staffing is efficient and effective
- There are normally 6 governing body meetings per year, plus very occasional short meetings for the pay committee. It is expected that the Chair will attend as many in-person meetings as possible, although some meetings may be virtual. The Chair will also be expected to carry out termly school monitoring visits, and support school events where possible.
- **Person specification**:
- **Investing in our governors is a priority for us, and we can offer you**:A comprehensive induction programme
-Excellent ongoing governor and education CPD, and opportunities to network with other schools and governors across the trust
-Friendly and supportive environment, where everyone is committed to a Work/Volunteer/Life Balance
-Access to trust resources and materials to support governance

**Safeguarding**-
**Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse**-
**Application**- **Sunday 21st May 2023.**Access to interview**
- Should you be selected and invited to interview with the Director of Education and Headteacher, please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical adjustments to assist, we will.