Clerk to the Governing Board

Sheen Mount

Primary School

West Temple Sheen SW14 7RT

Headteacher: Tom Holmes

Sheen Mount Primary School - Clerk to the Governing Board

From September 2025

Grade NJC Grade SO1 (Spine Point range 23-25) equivalent part time to £21.29 - £21.89 per hour incl. annual leave.

The governors of Sheen Mount Primary school wish to appoint a highly organised and self-motivated clerk to join our school. The clerk is accountable to the governing board, working effectively with the chair of governors, other governors, headteacher and school leadership team.

The clerk to the governors will ensure the smooth running of the governing board: preparing agendas and meeting papers, taking and distributing minutes, giving administrative support, keeping records and up to date information on policies and reviews, and providing procedural and legislative advice to the governing board. Training is available for new clerks, but they must be strongly interested in education and have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills.

This is a flexible part time role, much of which can be delivered remotely except for covering meetings. These are mostly pre-scheduled and always held in term time:

• Full governing board meetings of between four and six (spread across the three terms). These take place at the school, start at 6.30PM and last about 2-2.5 hours.

• A set of three committee meetings take place concurrently every half-term. The clerk is not expected to attend these meetings but will liaise with the chairs to ensure constitutional requirements are adhered to.

• Attendance at clerk training events and briefings.

The clerk is paid through payroll for hours worked on a monthly basis. Hours payable include all hours worked for the whole meeting process, other governing board related administration and training/briefing events (see job description). Estimated hours per school year approximately 250.

Closing date for applications: Monday 12th May 2025.

(We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.)

Interviews: Week commencing 2nd June 2025

Sheen Mount School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to reference checks, health declaration, permission to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children safe in Education (September 2024). Online checks will be completed for short-listed candidates.

Please visit the school website to view our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

Sheen Mount aims to be an equal opportunities employer.