Could you be a governor at our primary school?

·     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