School Governor - Casual

The Llewellyn School , Birchington

• Ref:KCC886-6143-35S
• Posted:04/11/2022
• Pay:Volunteer
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:04/12/2022 at 15:00
• Interviews:4th December 2022

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School Governor 

The role of a school governor is to contribute to the governing board in ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school.  The ideal candidate needs to have an understanding of SEND, and highlight the need for inclusion, equality and diversity, supporting our ethos that every student should be supported to fulfil their full potential.  

We are looking for a school governor who has experience in education, preferably someone who holds a teaching qualification.  School governors support the school by:

• suppoting the school to meet enforce and meet its vision, ethos and strategic direction
• holding the headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its value for money

The role of the school governor can be demanding, but very rewarding. Under usual circumstances, you should expect to spend between 10 days a year on your governing responsibilities; the top end of this commitment equates to about one day per month in term time. Activities include:

• Undertaking training in the role. 
• Attending meetings of the governing body of your school, usually outside of school hours.
• Reading reports and papers and keeping up to date on the progress that the school is making.
• Ensuring that the school is prepared for Ofsted
• Visiting the school from time to time.

All governors must have:

• a strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for children
• the inquisitiveness to question and analyse;
• the willingness to learn;
• good inter-personal skills;
• ability to provide constructive feedback

Information about the school

Our Mission: Our mission is to provide a high quality, holistic, therapeutic, effective and meaningful educational experience for all of our pupils. The Llewellyn School aspires to promote a passion for learning, whilst celebrating the successes and achievements of our pupils. Our pupils have a range of SEND such are hearing and visual impairment, communication difficulties, physical disabilities and additional needs such as ASD and ADHD. Our curriculum is child-centred and designed to accommodate individual learning styles within a total communication environment, whilst providing the opportunities for each of our pupils to maximise learning to their full potential.

Our Vision: ‘To provide a safe and inspirational learning environment with high quality specialist support, where young people with disabilities have access to meaningful learning programmes, to achieve their long-term outcomes and to enhance their life and work skills. ‘Our mission is to provide a high quality, inclusive, holistic, and meaningful education.’ We believe every pupil is unique with individual needs and that they all have the capability to learn and progress. Our curriculum is pupil centred, supporting personal pathways that are meaningful, practical and supports long term life outcomes.

Our Aim: We aim to support all our pupils to enjoy learning, to achieve their personal goals and to continue being valued members of a wider community.

Our Performance: We were delighted to receive a rating of ‘Good’ from Ofsted.

Ofsted Report: 'Pupils are proud of their school. Those who met with inspectors were polite, yet mildly mischievous at times, and confident to share their good humour. They told inspectors that there is much they like about the school. One parent said that their child did not really see the point of schools, but that he now comes to this one willingly. A group of older boys talked positively about the chances the school gives them to experience Taekwondo, horse riding and other sporting activities. Pupils shared that they feel safe and free from any form of bullying. They also reflected that, sometimes, some people do not apologise quickly enough when they need to. This is a small school. Leaders and staff know pupils and their families very well. Pupils like this aspect of their school. They respect staff because they feel well cared for. Inspectors found that leaders and staff have appropriately high expectations of what pupils can do and can achieve. As a result, pupils thrive here. They work hard, have fun, and are making good progress in all aspects of their personal, social and academic development.'

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sara Llewellyn
• Address:The Llewellyn School , Park Lane, Quex Park, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0BB
• Telephone: 01843 845033
• Email: hrmanager@thellewellyn.school