Oakham School Trustee
Oakham School
Rutland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2023 or earlier
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2023
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join the Board of Trustees at Oakham School.
Oakham School is an outstanding co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 10-18, located in the heart of rural England. We have been providing an exceptional and broad education for over 400 years, and we continue to innovate and adapt to ensure that we teach our pupils knowledge, skills and values to thrive and confidently contribute to Oakham School and beyond. Oakham’s rich academic offering has always been mirrored in a dynamic co-curriculum, not only for the joy and experiences it brings, but also for its educational value. Equally important now is not simply pastoral care, but pastoral learning, which equips pupils with perspectives and expectations around the behaviours central to their success and happiness at Oakham and in their future lives. The School is committed to its values of Care, Courage, Contribution and Connection.
We are an educational charity governed by a Board of Trustees, which has overall responsibility for the strategy, direction and performance of the School. The Board comprises a range of highly skilled individuals from varied backgrounds, working together with a focus on shared values, trust, openness, professionalism and cooperation.
As a Trustee you will act as a non-executive director and will be involved in nurturing and developing innovative, caring education. You will guide and govern Oakham as a school, charity and business and will have the opportunity to work with a broad range of people from academic, commercial, professional and political backgrounds. In doing so you will develop an insight into key issues around the education and care of children. We will need you to attend four meetings a year and you will have the opportunity to contribute to committees covering specific areas of the School’s activity: pastoral, academic and financial. Trustees serve for a term of four years, which may be renewable.
Please contact us by email if you would like to contribute to this important and rewarding work.
Potential candidates are invited to contact William Hawkes, Clerk to the Trustees at Oakham School, at wsbh@oakham.rutland.sch.uk .
Attached documents
About Oakham School
Oakham is a vibrant, fully co-educational boarding and day school for 10–18 year olds.
Our uniquely structured student population – with 50% girls and 50% boys, and 50% of pupils boarding and 50% being day pupils – creates a genuinely inclusive and grounded school community who generate a caring, friendly and warm atmosphere.
Whilst we are proud of our 400-year heritage, our priority is always to be at the forefront of educational developments. We were one of the first independent schools to move to co-education in 1971 and we were also one of the first schools to introduce the IB Diploma, alongside A-levels. We continue to look to the future and our focus now, in today’s digital world, is on effectively teaching pupils Information Literacy.
Oakham’s strength lies in providing a spectacularly wide range of opportunities and activities which sit alongside an invigorating and challenging academic curriculum. At 16+ we offer the choice between the IB Diploma and A-levels and other standalone qualifications. We are currently introducing the IB Middle Years Programme for students in Forms 1 to 3. Over many years, the School has not only been incredibly successful academically, but it is also recognised nationally for its outstanding achievements in sport, music, drama and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
The School has benefited from significant investment in recent years. The latest improvements include a new classroom block for the Humanities, a stunning state-of-the-art Faculty of Social Sciences, fantastic Science facilities, a purpose-built Medical and Pastoral Centre and a major redevelopment of the Sports Centre.
The School’s location close to Rutland Water, in the heart of rural England, means our pupils and staff are able to enjoy the safety of living and working in a beautifully green campus just a few minutes’ walk from Oakham’s historic town centre and amenities. At the same time Oakham’s excellent road and rail links mean that London, Birmingham and Cambridge are all within easy reach.
Headmaster
Henry Price
Values and vision
Whilst academic excellence lies at the heart of everything we do, our focus goes far beyond just encouraging our pupils to achieve outstanding results in their examinations. Our genuinely holistic approach to education means that pupils leave Oakham as intellectually ambitious thinkers, who are effective and independent learners, well equipped with the skills and habits of mind to thrive in tomorrow’s world.
ISI
“The quality of the pupils’ academic achievements is excellent.”
“The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent.”
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