Trustee (Governance Professional) - Chesham Grammar School

Trustee (Governance Professional) - Chesham Grammar School

Location: Chesham

Salary Type: Voluntary (unpaid)

Salary details: voluntary (unpaid)

Hours: voluntary - time to attend meetings and carry out due diligence

Interviews to be held: to be advised

Start date: as soon as possible

About us

Red Kite Schools Trust (RKST) was established in September 2015. We were previously known as White Hill Schools Trust. We changed our named to Red Kite Schools Trust in January 2019. Chesham Grammar School is the founding and sole member of Red Kite Schools Trust.

Thank you for your interest in this role and taking the time to review the details.

Chesham Grammar School is an academy and the founding school of Red Kite Schools Trust. The Trust Board meets four times a year. Trustees are linked to specific areas of focus within the School's Development Plan and have strategic link roles for Safeguarding and SEND.

About you

We are seeking an individual with governance experience to support our outstanding school. We would like to appoint a governance professional who has a desire to make a real contribution to the shaping and future of Chesham Grammar School.

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.