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 4 vacancies. Please find below a list of current vacancies and details of how to apply to each one:
St Bede’s School Trust Sussex (known as Bede’s)
Vacancy: Governors
Location: East Sussex
Description: Bede's is a non-selective, co-educational Prep, Senior and Summer School with a vision for every child to find joy in their pursuit of brilliance.
Bede’s is currently looking for Governors to join the Board. Although there is a considerable time commitment for undertaking this voluntary role, it is hugely interesting, rewarding and incredibly fulfilling to be part of such a dynamic and forward thinking organisation. Ideally we are looking for people with experience in Finance and IT, in particular but also welcome interest from people with backgrounds in Education, Fundraising and Property.
The Summer School and Senior School are based in Upper Dicker, near Hailsham and the Prep School on the seafront in Eastbourne.
Bede's Prep School includes a nursery which takes babies from 3 months old and the Prep School, which welcomes both day and boarding pupils, takes children through to Year 8.
Bede's Senior School has 500 day pupils and 330 boarders and offers some of the highest quality boarding in the region. Bede's is well known locally and nationally for its superb sporting facilities and coaching and for the breadth of its co-curricular and academic programmes. Bede's is also home to the Legat School of Dance and unusually its own zoo!
Bede's Summer School welcomes pupils from around the world every summer to its sites at the Prep and Senior Schools, as well as operating from a number of other sites throughout Sussex.
How to apply: If you would like more details about the role of Governor please email [email protected].
Wellingborough School
Vacancy: Governors
Location: Wellingborough, Northants.
Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Board of Governors to help guide the strategic direction of the School. We are looking for individuals with backgrounds in finance or capital building projects.
A co-educational day school with 850 pupils, Wellingborough is a School that is keenly aware of its history and traditions, but not held back by them. Founded in 1595, it has always sought to make bold and timely decisions in order to ensure that the pupils are able to flourish and thrive, and that the nature of the School supports this aim.
The School is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee; hence Governors of the School are also Trustees of the Charity and Directors of the Company. The Board of Governors currently comprises 12 governors and has four sub-committees: Finance and General Purpose, Governance and Nominations, Education, and Strategic Planning. The role involves a commitment to one sub-committee and one full board meeting a term.
How to Apply: To make your application, please send letters of interest and CV’s for the attention of Nigel Johnson (Bursar and Clerk to the Governors) to [email protected]
For an informal conversation about the role, please email Nicole Jacobs (PA to the Bursar) at [email protected]
Ampleforth College
Vacancy: Chair of Governors
Description: Ampleforth College, founded in 1802 and set in a beautiful North Yorkshire valley, is one of the world’s foremost Catholic boarding schools, welcoming girls and boys of all faiths aged 11-18. Our mission, deeply rooted in our Benedictine foundation, is to educate the whole person, mind, body and soul, nurturing their unique talents and enabling them to flourish to the full at school and in life. Outstanding pastoral care is at the heart of all we do.
The governing body of the College seeks to recruit a new Chair to take office no later than 1 January 2025 for a five-year term. Applications or expressions of interest will be welcomed from individuals with appropriate experience in leadership and governance, who are passionate about education and transforming the lives of young people.
The successful candidate will have the skills to lead the governing body in its mission to nurture the long-term success of the College, working closely with the Head to deliver the vision of an outstanding Catholic school at this exciting time in its history, to achieve agreed objectives and to ensure that all regulatory and best-practice requirements are met.
He or she will be a strong advocate for Benedictine education, a fluent communicator to the Ampleforth community and a respected ambassador for the College to the wider world.
How to Apply: For further information and to apply, please contact our Deputy Chair, Martin Vander Weyer, at [email protected].
Westbrook Hay
Vacancy: Governors
Description: At one of the most exciting times in the school’s history, Westbrook Hay School is looking to recruit new Governors to strengthen its already experienced and diverse Board, to place the School in the best possible position to meet the challenges of the future. The Governors of Westbrook Hay School work collectively as a team. Together they are responsible for ensuring the delivery of the best possible educational, pastoral and support service. They are accountable for ensuring that the overall structure is fit for purpose and consistent with the school's charitable objects. The Governors delegate the management of the school to the Head and Bursar who in turn are supported by members of the Executive Group (EG). Westbrook Hay School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can find out more about the role specification here.
How to Apply: We welcome a letter of application and a completed application form which can be downloaded from our website, along with more information on the School and the Governor role. If you would like to discuss anything prior to application, then in the first instance please contact the Clerk to the Governors, Miss Kelly Freeman on 01442 256143 or [email protected]. The Board will then receive recommendations and make decisions to offer appointments, which will be ratified at their next Board meeting (although successful candidates should be notified before then).