Governor - Volunteer

Aletheia Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F41-82-S
• Posted:10/02/2025
• Pay:N/A - volunteer position
• Start Date:ASAP
• App Close Date:31/08/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:To be confirmed

Advert

We are looking for passionate, dedicated individuals to join our Local Governing Boards.

Whether you are a parent, local business leader, educator or community member, this is your chance to have a positive impact on our schools’ future and improve the life chances for local children.

As a School Governor within our Multi-Academy Trust, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of our schools and ensuring the best possible outcomes for pupils. This is a strategic, voluntary position where you will work alongside fellow governors and school leaders to provide oversight, challenge, and support.

We currently have vacancies at the below Schools:

• One position at Saint George's CE School (Health & Safety requirement)
• Two positions  at Shorne CE primary School
• One position at Sutton-At-Hone CE Primary School (SEND requirement)
• One position at Holy Trinity CE Primary School
• Three positions at Horton Kirby Primary School
• Two positions at Stone CE Primary
• Two positions at Sedleys CE Primary School
• Four positions at Ditton CE Primary School
• A number of positions at Alkerden CE all through Academy

Please indicate in your application which school you would be interested in working with.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the strategic direction of the school
• Holding school leaders to account for educational performance
• Ensuring financial oversight and effective use of resources

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on education, develop new skills, and gain valuable governance experience. No prior experience is required—just a commitment to improving young people’s futures.

For more information visit our website at https://www.aletheiatrust.org.uk/governance/becoming-a-governor or email Claire James: jamesc@aletheiatrust.org.uk

To apply to become a Governor, please visit MyNewTerm. 

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to approval from the Board of Trustees and an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Information about the trust

Trust Description for adverts

Operating within the family of the Diocese of Rochester, Aletheia schools are motivated by Christian values to serve our communities by improving the life chances of local children. Aletheia schools welcome those of all faiths and none and are proud of the inclusive nature and diversity of each cohort. Our schools seek to embody the experience of community, where gifts are shared, where the emphasis is on what can be contributed and where each is given according to need. At the heart of the Aletheia vision are the belief in educational excellence and the belief that Aletheia is called to serve pupils, staff, parents and the local community by providing places where children and young people develop and thrive intellectually, socially, culturally and spiritually. Aletheia is committed to sustaining high quality schools and supporting schools in need of specific improvement in some of the more challenging wards in Kent. More specifically primary sector provision in North Kent and Medway; Anglican and otherwise. Our focus is to provide school improvement services that draw on the wealth of practice from across our trust, broaden the expertise available to schools through flexible working arrangements and increase our capacity to quickly respond to the needs of individual schools. Pedagogical excellence is at the heart of all we do with a sustained focus on collaborative and mastery learning. Our Teacher Training ‘Hub’ status aids our mission to recruit, train and retain staff of the highest quality within our local community.

Belonging to a local Trust offers greater opportunities for influence than single schools can achieve, working together the Trust aims to be greater than the sum of its constituent schools. We see the growth of Aletheia as an opportunity for schools, leaders and governors to step forward as co-shapers of a school led and self-improving system in our area.

Job Contact Information

• Name:HR department
• Address:AAT C/O Saint George's CE School,
  Meadow Road,
  Gravesend,
  Kent,
  DA11 7LS
• Telephone: 01474 531480
• Email: hr@aletheiatrust.org.uk

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