Welcome to the AGBIS Governor Vacancies Board
This board is for our member schools to advertise any governor vacancies they have. If you are an AGBIS member school and would like to advertise your vacancy on this Board please get in touch on [email protected] and we will support you.
We also have a Clerk Vacancies Board, which you can view here.
There are currently 3 vacancies. Please find below a list of current vacancies and details of how to apply to each one:
St Augustine's Priory
Vacancy: Governors/Chair of Governors
Location: London
Description: St Augustine’s Priory is a leading Catholic, independent day school for girls aged 3-18 (with boys in the Nursery). The School was founded in France in 1634 and the school moved to Ealing, West London, in 1914. There has been a lay Head since the late 20th Century and we educate girls of all faiths or none.
The four parts of the school (Pre-Preps, Preps, Seniors and Sixth Form) are located on the same 13 acre site in an accessible part of Ealing. We are an all-through school, and it is an enormous benefit to girls and parents that pupils who join us in the Prep School are able to move seamlessly up with us through to the Sixth Form years. As a Catholic school we hold the care of the whole person as central to what we do. In our most recent inspections, we were rated “excellent” in all areas by ISI (2021) and “outstanding” in all areas by the Diocese of Westminster (2023).
We now have a number of Governors rotating off the Board at the end of their tenure, including the Chair, and so the remaining Governors are looking for new blood to join them in helping the school continue to thrive in increasingly challenging times.
For an exploratory chat, please contact the Bursar & Clerk to the Governors at [email protected].
How to Apply: Please forward your CV and a covering letter to [email protected], indicating why you would like to join the Governing body.
Salisbury Cathedral School
Vacancy: Chair of Governors
Location: Salisbury
Description: We are currently welcoming applicants to be the next Chair of Governors of Salisbury Cathedral School.
The School is now seeking a permanent Chair of Governors who is able to deliver strong strategic leadership, supporting our new senior leadership team within the context of an understanding of the history of Salisbury Cathedral School. The successful candidate will be an experienced Governor with the ability to bring together the Board and Senior Leadership team to deliver our strategic plan. It is an exciting time for the school, as our new Head, Sally Moulton joins us in September 2024 for the new academic year.
You can view the full Chair of Governors Role and Responsibilities document here.
You can view the full Chair of Governors candidate pack here.
The selection process will be led by a panel of governors supported by a member of the Governing body of the Cathedral Chapter, and the Head.
How to Apply: Please email Karen Beard, Clerk to Governors at [email protected] for an application form.
Downe House School
Vacancy: Chair of Governors
Location: Thatcham
Description: Downe House is looking to appoint a Chair of Governors to provide strategic leadership to the Governing Body of the School, at both an exciting and challenging time in education and for independent schools.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following skills and abilities:
- An active interest in education as well as voluntary services to the community
- An understanding of the regulatory and legal compliance requirements of School governance
- Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
- Ability to lead and contribute effectively to financial and strategic planning
- Make reasoned decisions and to act honestly, diligently and in good faith
- Negotiation and diplomacy skills
- Ability to build and get the best out of a team
- Demonstrate critical listening and questioning skills
- Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Capacity to process information quickly and understand relevant data
- Ability to chair meetings well
- Good organisational skills
- A commitment to and understanding of the ethos of Downe House and a willingness to promote it within the community
- Improving quality and raising standards
- Making the time commitment required of the Chair to effectively carry out the role
- Promoting equality and diversity
- Work within a framework of collective decision-making
You can view the full job description here.
How to Apply: We welcome applications from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds and all appointments are made on merit following a fair and transparent process. If you would like to be considered for the position, please submit an up-to-date CV with a covering letter explaining why you believe you would be suitable for the role by 07 September 2024 to [email protected]. We plan to hold the first stage interviews online and the second and final stage on site at Downe House School in September.
If you would like a confidential, informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School please contact the Clerk to the Governors, Edward Valletta [email protected]