Governance Professional (Clerk to Trustees)

Governance Professional (Clerk to Trustees)

Required for September 2026

NJC

Points 15 to 20 (start point dependent on experience)

Term time only

Salary

£30,024 to £32,597

FTE (actual salary

£2702 – £2934)

Thomas Keble is a very successful 11 – 16 comprehensive school, located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Cotswolds. As a school community, we work hard and go the extra mile for our student body who in return, are warm, welcoming and well-motivated. We are proud of our consistent approach that delivers very positive behaviour and strong discipline, allowing us to enjoy our teaching in a first class atmosphere of mutual respect.

Due to the retirement of the current postholder, we are looking to appoint a Governance Professional to act as Clerk to the Trustees and to advise the Board on all aspects of governance.

The successful candidate will

• provide an efficient and professional clerking service to the Trust Board. This will include providing both procedural advice in carrying out its statutory obligations and administrative support in fulfilling its strategic functions.
• Be responsible for preparing all Board and Committee meetings and minuting them accurately
• Have a good understanding of school governance
• Be able to work flexibly, adapting working hours to attend all Board and Committee meetings, and other activities as required by the Board
• Be a good communicator, ensuring all Trustees are kept informed and equipped to perform their duties

We are looking for an organised person with excellent interpersonal and literacy skills with a flexible approach to working hours, as these can vary from week to week. There is a requirement to minute all Trust Committee Meetings and the Full Trust Board meetings, a total of 14 meetings.

The role is 38 weeks of the year, with evening meetings scheduled in advance throughout the academic year, normally from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. An annual allowance of 150 hours has been allocated for this role.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 17th June 2026 at midday, with interviews scheduled for the following week. However, we reserve the right to withdraw the advert at any time, should we have a large response, so we would encourage an early application to avoid disappointment. Please use the eteach portal to apply.

For further details, please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Ms Amanda Oxberry, at the school. This post includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with Employers Pension contributions at current rates.

Thomas Keble School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. Disclosure of any criminal convictions and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The post may not be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure. It is important that an applicant provides the School with upfront disclosure of all unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. A failure to declare the above (that are not subject to the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering) may disqualify an applicant for appointment and may result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently. Thomas Keble School is an Equal Opportunities Employer