Non-Executive Director/Trustee for Barton Court Academy Trust - Casual

Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-5444-247S
• 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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The Barton Court Academy Trust seeks to appoint a new non-executive Director to join an established Board of Directors

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 11-18 years, 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 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures and is rated “Requires Improvement” by Ofsted in June 2019 and is a rapidly improving school.The Trust is also opening Barton Manor Free School, an 11 – 18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury on the former Chaucer School site in September 2022 to Year 7.

What does a Director/Trustee do?

The role of Director/Trustee is a voluntary one, requiring a high degree of commitment and confidentiality.It is expected that Trustees will be able to participate fully in the work of the Trust Board and where possible in the life of each school in the Trust. It is envisaged that a Trustee would need to set aside an average of 8 -10 hours a month in order to fulfil the following expectations: 

• Attending 3 Director meetings and 1 AGM per year. In addition you will attend various sub-committees such as 4 Finance Meetings, 3 Quality Assurance Meetings, 3 Audit and Risk Meetings and 3 Personnel Meetings. Each meeting lasts for about 1.5 - 2 hours and takes place on a weekday evening, usually 2 meetings are held consecutively in the evening, typically from 5pm - 8pm. There will be a number of documents to review prior to the meetings.
• Undertaking 2-3 monitoring visits per academic year – these take place during the school day and provide an opportunity to develop the Link Director role: this involves building a relationship with the lead member of staff for the area you are linked with and monitoring procedures and performance relating to it.  A written report is required following each visit and help is available for new governors so that the level of information recorded is clear.
• Attending some of the Local Governing Body Meetings on a rota with other Directors.
• Attend briefings/training events run by KCC – these take place approximately 3 times a year.
• Participating in Director/Governor professional development events/training which includes, but not exclusive to: an induction programme run by the NGA, annual online training in Safeguarding, Prevent and GDPR in addition to other training events as required to fulfill the role and skill set requirements of the Board.
• Attending various school events across the year.

If you feel the role of Director/Trustee 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

Deadline for applications is Friday 28 January 2022 @ 9am

The Barton Court 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. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

Information about the school

Our Trust

BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor 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. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). The Charles Dickens School (CDS), a state, non-selective, co-educational secondary school joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School (BMS), our free school, which is also a non-selective co-educational secondary school opened in September 2022 to Year 7.

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 Governors Handbook Sept 2021
• BCAT Recruitment of Director
• The Role of Trustee BCAT Board
• BCAT Information Pack