· Do you want to make a difference to your local community?

· Are you looking for the opportunity to learn something new and volunteer as part of a successful team?

· Do you have the confidence to ask challenging questions?

Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School currently has a vacancy for a voluntary Foundation Governor to join our school’s governing body.

The governing body’s role:

· Helping to set and review the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction and agreeing targets for improvement.

· Holding the headteacher and school leaders to account for the academic performance of the school and its pupils.

· Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent and the school is getting value for money.

In addition, Foundation Governors also have a role in understanding and upholding the Christian ethos of the school, although it is not necessary to be a practising Christian and we would be delighted to hear from applicants of all, or no faith.

What does the role offer?

· A sense of achievement in helping to make a difference to children’s progress and achievement.

· Access to a programme of free education/governance training.

· A chance to develop your own personal and leadership/management skills.

If you can answer YES to the questions above; can attend approximately six full governing body meetings per year; spend time in school during the day (around two visits per term) and are interested in finding out more about the Foundation Governor role, please get in touch with us