Clerk to the Governing Body
Newport Girls' High School
Newport, Telford & Wrekin
- Expired
- Salary:
- £12.39 an hour, Casual Contract
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 3 June 2018
Job overview
The Governors of this outstanding and friendly girls grammar school seek a Clerk who will support the Governing Body in liaising with the Chair of Governors and Headteacher as required, and preparing for and reporting meetings on agreed dates which take place early evening.
The School converted to Academy Status in 2011 and the Clerk will also be required to support, guide and advise the Governing Body in line with current legislation as required.
Some experience of clerking would be advantageous. Discretion and flexibility, plus excellent organisational and computer skills are essential in this role.
Visits to the School are welcome.
Newport Girls’ High School Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. This role is subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To apply for this post please complete the application form on our website (CVs are not accepted). Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 4 June 2018. Please email completed application forms to: k.moore@nghs.org.uk
Attached documents
About Newport Girls' High School
Newport Girls’ High School is a girls' grammar school located in the market town of Newport, Shropshire. With around 680 pupils aged 11-18, the school is a selective academy, with entrance examinations required of any prospective students.
In 2019, the School was successful in gaining £2.3m to expand further under the government's Selective Schools Expansion Fund. An additional 30 pupils per year joined the school at Year 7 from September 2021 and an ambitious building programme (dining room, kitchen, science laboratory, computer suite and four classrooms) opened in January 2022.
The school’s sixth form is also open to students from other local schools. Newport Girls' High School converted to an academy in 2012 and operates under its own trust.
Interim Headteacher
Miss S Webster
Values and vision
Newport Girls' High School takes great pride in its strong reputation for academic excellence. The secondary school works hard to provide a high-quality curriculum with a broad range of subjects. Teachers also seek to ensure that pupils have a caring and comfortable environment in which to learn.
The school day at Newport runs from 8.50am until 3.45pm in order to make time for daily assemblies and longer breaks. A wide variety of extra-curricular activities is available including sports such as fencing, netball and hockey.
Students join NGHS from Newport, Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Market Drayton and villages in between. Around 40% of students live in Newport.
Ofsted report (November 2022)
"Leaders and teachers are highly ambitious for all pupils throughout the school, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They make sure that the most important knowledge and skills in each subject are taught in the most effective sequence."
"Pupils rapidly develop the exceptionally positive learning behaviours expected by leaders and teachers. There is no disruption of lessons."
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