Governor: Secondary Education Focus
Wootton Park School
Northamptonshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Voluntary
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 January 2019
Job overview
"Wootton Park School has "a chair of governors and a governing board who are committed to the vision and values of the school."
Paul Davies, National Governance Lead, July 2018"
Northampton Free School Trust is seeking an additional governor with a secondary education focus in order to build upon our committed and passionate team of governors, in line with our growing school.
Having opened with two Reception and four Year 7 classes in September 2016 , Wootton Park School grows each year until it reaches its full capacity of 1,260 learners.
The Governing Body has responsibility for the following areas:
- Strategic planning
- Admissions
- Well-being and safeguarding
- Curriculum
- Employment
- Premises
- Finance and regulations
- Stakeholder engagement
Governor interaction with learners takes place through a planned cycle of visits to the school which provides opportunities for Governors to talk with staff in their 'linked areas'.
As a member of the National Governance Association (NGA), we have huge ambition for our school. Governors have access to regular training opportunities along with guidance from the NGA.
If you are inspired by this exceptional opportunity to join us at this early stage of our journey to excellence, we want to hear from you!
Recruitment Event
We will be hosting a staff recruitment event on 12th January at 10am to give prospective candidates the opportunity to meet with our Principal, Staff Members and Learners. This event is also open to potential school governors.
To book your place, please visit www.schoolinterviews.co.uk and enter code er2c2.
Wootton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-appointment suitability checks will be undertaken including: Identity, Right to Work, DBS, Section 128 check.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.
Wootton Park School reserves the right to close early on receipt of sufficient applications.
To find out more about Wootton Park School, please visit us here: https://www.woottonparkschool.org.uk
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About Wootton Park School
Our Journey...
WPS opened in 2016 with two Reception and four Year 7 classes.
In September 2022, we had our first Year 6 cohort, so are now operational in every year group. In 2020 we moved into our brand new £20 million state-of-the-art school building, allowing our primary children to learn in state of the art science labs, food room and sports hall. As an all-though school, our primary children benefit from subject specialist teaching in Spanish, PE, art and technology.
WPS offers its learners a first-rate and unique learning environment, ensuring high levels of academic achievement and personal development for all, while promoting the value of public service and building a stronger society. As an all-through (4-19) school, we believe this brings a significant number of benefits to learners and staff, and we seek staff who share this vision with us.
What we can offer you...
As you can imagine, WPS is at an exciting stage of its journey. With school growth, there is an exponential amount of potential to develop responsibilities and grow your career by shaping policy, launching initiatives and contributing to the school's desire to achieve excellence.
Our school coaching policy promotes a supportive and encouraging work environment to all staff in achieving their own goals and professional development.
Staff achievements are openly acknowledged and encouraged.
Wootton Park School rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
We are delighted that our school received the top grade in all five inspection categories of its first Ofsted report: overall effectiveness, leadership and management, behaviour and safety of pupils, quality of teaching, achievement of pupils and early years provision.
Ofsted praised the school for its outstanding leadership: “The principal, together with senior leaders and governors, leads with unapologetic ambition and an unwavering determination to secure the highest possible standards of education and well-being for pupils and staff".
Inspectors also noted that “The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is of a consistently high quality” and that “Achievement is outstanding in the early years and at key stages 1 and 3".
"Staff morale is exceptionally high" Ofsted 2019.
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