Community Governor

Paignton - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Join Us as a Community Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures!

Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge impact and community engagement As a school governor youll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community.

As a governor you will :

Make a Real Difference: Your insights and experiences matter. Use your unique perspective to inform crucial conversations about education and student well-being.
Board-Level Skills Development: Step into a board-level environment where youll hone your leadership decision-making and strategic thinking skills. Its a chance to grow both personally and professionally.
Community Contribution: Give back to your local community by actively participating in the schools development. Your commitment will directly impact pupils staff and families.
Support and Challenge: Be the voice that drives positive change. Support the schools growth while constructively challenging it to improve. Your input matters!
Diverse Perspectives: We value diversity. Bring your unique experiences and insights to decision-making ensuring a well-rounded approach that benefits everyone.

Governing Boards are skills based and cover a wide variety of areas. Whilst it is advantageous experience in education is not a necessity as you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge base. The most important attributes we are looking for is a Governor who is dedicated and has the time to fulfil the role is open to learning new things and most importantly believes in our vision to transform the life chances of the young people who attend our schools.

Other Reasons to Consider Being a Governor:

Rewarding Experience: Few roles offer such a sense of fulfilment. Witness the impact of your contributions firsthand.
Professional Growth: Develop skills beyond the classroom. Network with like-minded professionals and broaden your horizons.
Community Integration: Become an integral part of the wider community fostering connections that go beyond the school gates.

As a Governor you can work with school leaders to make positive change for the students in your school and ensure they are receiving the best of what the Trust and Schools have to offer.

About You

About Us

At Paignton Academy we seek to develop all students both academically and socially as well as culturally and emotionally. During their time at Paignton Academy we will ensure that students receive excellent teaching and learning within a highly disciplined but supportive environment so that they have the very best opportunity to be their best self. More than this we also develop a deep sense of social civic and personal responsibility within our students.

We set very high expectations and focus on areas such as kindness and community whilst ensuring that good work citizenship progress and attainment is always formally recognised and celebrated throughout the school.

Leaders and staff promote a sense of belonging at Paignton Academy with the view that we may be two sites but we are one school Ofsted July 2022

Click here to learn more about our school and our vision

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South West South South East and East of England.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Thats why we invest in our people and are recognised as the Multi Academy Trust Association Employer of the Year for 2025/2026 so that our staff are best supported to positively impact our pupils.

Learn more about our Vision and Values here

Next Steps

If you are interested in working in our school benefitting from a supportive network of staff across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in working at ourschool to contact Sara Robotham (HR & Payroll Officer) via emailemailprotectedto arrange an informal conversation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates if you have any questions regarding this process please emailprotected

Join Us as a Community Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures!Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge impact and community engagement As a school governor youll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community.As a governor you will :Make a Re...