Trust Director - Casual

The Pathway Academy Trust

• Ref:KCC-F24-1-L
• Posted:14/10/2021
• Pay:Voluntary
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:30/11/2021 at 11:00
• Interviews:TBC

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The Pathway Academy Trust (TPAT) is a small Gravesham Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) of 5 schools, working collaboratively to improve outcomes for children from our communities.

The aim of our Trust is to ensure that the achievements of the children are the best they can be; our Trust schools are happy inclusive learning spaces. Our schools value their school’s hard-working and dedicated staff, ensuring effective staff retention and recruitment.

Currently, TPAT is recruiting volunteers with an interest in their local communities to consider becoming a Director. Ideally, the Trust is seeking someone with finance, HR or governance experience to further strengthen our Trust Board.

Directors are responsible for governing a charitable company and directing how it is managed and run. Directors must also ensure that TPAT complies with all legal and statutory requirements.

The Trust encourages Directors to make a positive and meaningful contribution to the work of the Board by:

• attending meetings (typically 6 full Board meetings each year), reading papers and preparing questions for the senior executive leaders in advance;
• establishing and maintaining professional relationships with senior executive leaders and colleagues on the board of Directors;
• getting to know schools within the Trust, including visiting occasionally during school hours; and
• undertaking induction training and developing knowledge and skills on an ongoing basis

If you are interested in joining the Board, please contact either Nicole Caulfield (Deputy CEO) (nicole.caulfield@tpat.co.uk) or Ron Dale (Company Secretary) (ron.dale@tpat.co.uk) with

• a copy of your current CV
• a brief outline of what attracts you to this role
• a brief outline of your relevant experience
• and what skills you might bring to the Board

Information about the federation

The Pathway Academy Trust is ‘dedicated to ensuring every child has the opportunity to achieve a remarkable life’.

TPAT is a small local trust that puts children at the heart of its decision making. We understand the value of strong collaborations in achieving our goal.

Working for TPAT offers our employees a wealth of opportunities for professional development as well as an emphasis on wellbeing. Our Staff Charter is our pledge to put employees at the centre of our organisation. Our Staff Charter and Wellbeing package can be found on our website.

Some of the benefits in our Staff Charter include: • Two additional days off per year, one as a 'Happy Birthday' from the Trust, following a successful probation period, which can be taken during term time • Free breakfast club place for your child if you work in breakfast club or after-school club, and half-price places for other staff members • Subsidised eye test and contribution to glasses for eligible computer users • Annual flu vaccination • Free tea, coffee and refreshments • Christmas lunch • Termly breakfast for all staff

The Pathway Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This role will involve contact with children, referred to as 'regulated activity', therefore all applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).   The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. Further information regarding the Trust's recruitment policy, including the employment of ex-offenders, is available on our website www.tpat.co.uk

The Pathway Academy Trust, an equal opportunities employer, values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people. The Trust provides all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. The Pathway Academy Trust is committed to providing reasonable adjustments to individuals with disabilities.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ron Dale
• Address:The Pathway Academy Trust,
  C/O Culverstone Green Primary School,
  Wrotham Road,
  Gravesend,
  Kent,
  DA13 0RF
• Telephone: 0791 988 2744
• Email: ron.dale@tpat.co.uk

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