Governance Clerk - Casual

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-278-S
• Posted:12/08/2025
• Pay:£35 per hour
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:25/08/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Effective administrative support and governance are essential to the success of our Trust, and our team of Governance Clerks are crucial in ensuring the Executive Team and Directors can efficiently fulfil their positions. Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) which comprises of primary, secondary and special needs academies across South East London and Kent, educating over 24,000 students on a daily basis.

We have an exciting new vacancy for a Governance Clerk to join us as soon as possible. The successful candidate must be able to work to a highly professional and organised standard. The successful applicant will also have a genuine interest in school governance, ensuring they keep abreast with current educational developments and legislation affecting schools. Previous experience of clerking meetings in an educational setting is essential.

We can offer you:

• An extremely supportive, friendly team and work environment
• Commitment to job-specific training
• Commitment to personal professional development
• The opportunity to be part of Leigh Academies Trust, benefiting from shared resources and support and being part of an innovative governance structure

Our ideal candidate will be:

• Well organised and have the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable to suit the needs and requirements of the Trust
• Confident in communicating with personnel at all levels and with stakeholders from central and local government, governors, sponsors and a diverse range of individuals and groups within the local community
• Able to remain professional when handling confidential material
• Knowledgeable on governance procedures and educational legislation and guidance and/or willingness to develop knowledge
• Able to demonstrate integrity in all that they do

This role offers £35 per hour and the hours will be agreed in advance.

Information about the trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to Academy status.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching.

We warmly welcome you to Leigh Academies Trust and look forward to sharing with you our passion for transforming lives and shaping communities through great education.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Strood,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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• Job Description | Governance Clerk | Leigh Academies Trust