Governor (Community)
Holmer Green Senior School
Holmer Green
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 20 July 2018
Job overview
SCHOOL GOVERNOR VACANCY
About the School
Holmer Green Senior School is a good and improving school based near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. We believe in ‘Achievement and Opportunity For All’ and we are committed to ensuring our students receive the best possible education. The school achieved our highest ever GCSE and A-Level results in 2017 and recently we secured Arts Mark Platinum Status. We have a strong reputation within the local community and as such we have been significantly over subscribed for the last two years.
We are designated “good” by Ofsted and are ambitious to take the next steps to be a nationally recognised school. This is an exciting time for the school and new Headteacher to be making a difference in the lives of children.
About the role
School governance plays a vital role in the education of young people. The role of a school governor is to contribute to the work of the governing body in ensuring the highest possible standards of achievement for all students by:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding school leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its students, and the performance management of staff
- Asking probing questions of school leaders
- Monitoring and evaluating the progress the school is making towards the achievement of its aims and objectives
- Ensuring all students have access to a broad and balanced curriculum
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent and accounted for
- Acting as a link governor on specific areas within the school, making relevant enquires of staff and reporting to the governing body.
How to Apply:
Please contact Liz Plascott to arrange an informal discussion with the Headteacher and arrange a tour of the school - plascottl@holmer.org.uk or 01494 712219
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks
About Holmer Green Senior School
- Holmer Green Senior School
- Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe
- Buckinghamshire
- HP15 6SP
- United Kingdom
Holmer Green Senior School is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all its students and therefore all appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, qualification and pre-employment checks
We follow the Keeping Children Safe in Education Safer Recruitment processes and our Safeguarding Policy and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policies are available on our website - www.hgss.co.uk
Holmer Green Senior School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. The school, which became an academy in 2012, has 1000+ students on the school roll, with a fast growing Sixth Form. We are currently benefitting from a large expansion plan with up to date facilities for staff and students.
Holmer Green Senior School expects every student to lead and take responsibility for daily life and well-being in their school.
Headteacher
Ed Hillyard
Values and vision
Holmer Green Senior School aims to offer a dynamic learning experience, matching outstanding care and support for every child with the very highest levels of challenge and expectations of success. The school wants to establish excellent working relationships between staff and students with a relentless focus on empowering every child to achieve. Holmer Green also aims to provide an ambitious and dynamic school experience for every child, with a commitment to helping him or her become successful, confident and caring. It aims to best prepare its young people for the next stage in life.
Our mission at HGSS is:
“To develop confident, young people, irrespective or background, who strive to be the best they can academically, personally and as citizens, ensuring that they are well prepared for a fast-paced, changing world”
We have a simple motto: Word hard, be kind.
We have four values that underpin everything we do as a community school:
Work hard
Be kind
Have passion
Excellence
Creativity
Our current staff sing our praises always. See what they particularly like below:
- Staff are trusted to use their professional judgement in planning, delivering and assessing lessons. There are high expectations of the conduct of students and staff. It is a supportive school with staff who are willing to help each other.
- The students at HGSS are committed to getting a good education. They work hard and want to do well. They are a pleasure to teach.
- I get up in the morning and look forward to coming to work. No two days are the same but every day is a pleasurable challenge. I think the new Headteacher has amazing qualities and it is obvious that he cares about his staff and his students.
- In comparison to other schools I have worked at, the “team” is so supportive, welcoming and friendly – it makes such a difference. The Headteacher and all SLT members are approachable and treat me as valuable member of their team.
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