Governor

Governor

As Trustees and Company Directors, the Governors have ultimate responsibility for the School. The Board of Governors plays a crucial role in the School's ongoing success, acting as a 'critical friend' in support of the Head Master and Senior Leadership Team. The Board and its Subcommittees offer the School a critical framework to ensure good decision making and regulatory compliance at every level of its operations.

The School Governors help to set the School’s vision and strategic aims, agree plans and policies, and encourage the creative use of resources.

The Board monitors and evaluates performance, and ensures that the School is accountable to the pupils and parents it serves, as well as to the staff it employs, and it oversees the financial performance of the School to ensure that money is well spent. All of this ensures that Worth is a great school for its pupils.

The normal term of service for a Governor is three years, and Worth is now looking to recruit new governors to the Board to replace those whose term is coming to an end.

We are interested to recruit people from a wide range of professional backgrounds. At this time, we are especially interested in applications from those who have relevant financial and safeguarding experience.

Governors’ Responsibilities as Trustees and Directors

·        Charity’s assets used only for charity’s purposes

·        Act with integrity, objectively and honesty

·        Exercise independent judgment

·        Act collectively

·        Ensure good governance

·        Safeguard assets and ensure solvency

·        Set the policy and direction

·        Oversee implementation and compliance

·        Responsible for safeguarding

·        Duty to protect reputation

·        Ensure that the school maintains the highest standard of health and safety for all

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all those working at Worth must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you are interested in applying to become a Governor at Worth from September 2025, please send a covering letter and CV addressed to the Chair of Governors, Mr Jeremy Fletcher, via email to the Clerk to Governors, Miss Johanna Williams, at jmwilliams@worth.org.uk

Applications close on Monday, March 3, 2025.