Chair of Governors - Casual

Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-5444-245S
• Posted:06/01/2022
• Pay:N/A
• Start Date:March 2022
• App Close Date:28/01/2022 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017. It currently consists of two secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18yrs, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020, and The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16yrs mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures in June 2019 and is a rapidly improving school. The Trust is also opening Barton Manor School, an 11 – 18yrs non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury, on the former Chaucer School site, in September 2022 to Year 7.

The Role

The Chair of the Local Governing Board is a leadership role that provides clear direction to the Board who work as a team to challenge, support and contribute to the strategic leadership of the School. See the “Role of Chair in one of BCAT School’s Local Governing Body” document for more details.

We require an experienced school governor to join our already established and experienced Board of Governors of Barton Court Grammar School to provide leadership as Chair. We seek someone who can offer additional experience and expertise and can provide challenge and support from a different perspective. Previous experience as a School Governor is essential and previous experience as a Chair of the Board or Chair of a Sub-Committee is desirable.

The role of Chair of the Board is a voluntary one, requiring a high degree of commitment and confidentiality.

It is expected that the Chair of the Board will be able to participate fully in the work of the Local Governing Board and where possible in the life of the school. An average of 4 – 6 hours a month in order to fulfil the following expectations is required:

• To Chair 6 Board Meetings a year, each lasting approximately 2 hours, there is an expectation to have read’ documents sent in advance for the meeting
• Monitoring Visits in school 2-3 times per year
• Attend 6, one-to-one, meetings per year with the Headteacher
• Be available to Chair, or contribute as a member of a panel that may be convened to hear complaints, exclusions as required.
• Form a strong team of governors who have a thorough understanding of their role; lead 1:1 annual reviews, ensure training and development needs of the Board are met.
• Governor professional development which includes, but not exclusive to: an induction programme run by the NGA, Chair training programme run by the NGA, annual online training to include Safeguarding, Prevent and GDPR and a governor training event 1 x ½ day in the year
• Invitation to school events on an ad-hoc non-compulsory basis
• Attend the Trust Board Meetings for Finance (4 times per year) and Quality Assurance Committee Meetings (3 times per year)

If you feel the role of Chair of Governor is one that you could contribute to, then please send your CV and a brief personal statement giving information about your skills to clerk@bartoncourt.org

Information about the school

The Trust

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020; The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023 and Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury which opened to Year 7 in September 2022 and as the school grows now has Y7, 8 and 9 from September 2024.

Our School

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. In February 2020 Ofsted judged the school to be ‘good’ and it possessed many ‘outstanding’ features. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).

The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Kate Trevor
• Address:Longport, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PH
• Telephone: 01227 464600
• Email: ktrevor@bartoncourt.org

Fax: 01227 781399

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Information Pack
• BCAT Governors Handbook Sept 2021
• The Role of the Local Governing Body