Chair of Governors

A voluntary, unremunerated role

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 24 May 2024

Interview date:  To be confirmed

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Introduction

King Edward VI College, located in the heart of Nuneaton, is a vibrant and highly respected institution, part of the innovative Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust. Renowned for academic excellence and a commitment to nurturing student success, the college invites applications for the pivotal role of Chair of Governors.

This key position calls for a strategic visionary with a passion for education and community development. The Chair will lead the Governing Body, ensuring the highest standards of governance, and will work collaboratively to shape the future direction of the college.

The role demands a commitment to upholding the college's ethos, enhancing its educational provision and fostering strong relationships within the Trust and the wider community.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us to find our new Chair of Governors. Prior to submitting your CV and supporting statement, interested parties are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant, by emailing Suzanne.Thurlow@fea.co.uk, to discuss the role before the closing date.

About Us - Welcome

Dear colleague,

Chair of Governors

Thank you for your interest in leading the local governing body (LGB) at King Edward VI College, Nuneaton (KE6). The college has long held a place in our local community, having provided education to Nuneaton and Bedworth for over 500 years. This is a great point to join our organisation. We are currently part of one of the most progressive multi-academy trusts (MATs) in the country and are collectively evolving a person-centred approach to post-16 education. In September 2024, we will be celebrating 50 years as a co-educational sixth form college. Our college is growing year on year and demand for places have never been so high. We have also been selected to join the Department of Education's ‘National Schools Rebuild Programme’, which will see a new college campus built by the end of the decade.

As you can imagine, the role of Chair, leading the local governing body, is a critical one to contribute to the success of the college and wider organisation. Our current Chair has been involved with the local governing body since long before we changed to an academy – indeed she was once a student here a few years ago. And our previous Chair is now the Chair of the BFMAT Board of Trustees.

This is an exciting time for the LGB at KE6. Five years since the formation of BFMAT, we have been through a period of reflection and change as we identified the real purpose of the LGB as a committee of the MAT rather than the traditional governing board of the past.

We are so proud of our students and staff and are keen to ensure we support, challenge and encourage them as we continue to develop both the college and the MAT. We no longer spend our meetings looking at the management accounts and budgets, freeing up time to look more closely at the outcomes for students and the strategies, curriculum, staff development and relationships that make KE6 the best option for students in this area.

We are proud of the good relationships we foster between college leaders and the governors, and focus on support and challenge of strategy and practice to ensure that everything they do is truly benefitting students and the staff that support those young people.

Due to external factors, we are in the position of several long-serving governors needing to end their time with us this summer, so we are taking this opportunity to seek new leaders for the LGB who embody the attributes, values and behaviours of Better Futures MAT and KE6 – Ambitious, Curious, Involved, Supportive, Genuine and Optimistic (more detail on our attributes is included in this pack).

The CEO and Trust work closely with the LGBs at the three colleges to support and develop governors.

If you think you have the passion, drive, skills and experience, we can’t wait to hear from you.

With best wishes
Stuart Noss
Principal

How to Apply

If you have the very special qualities and the passion to make a real a difference to the future of our students and business, then we would like to hear from you.

Please complete the registration form below to access the candidate information pack.

NB:  Please ensure you complete all fields and click on both the Terms and Conditions check box as well as the Consent check box to enable access to the documents.

We have appointed FE Associates to help us find the right person.  Prior to submitting your CV and supporting statement, interested parties are advised to arrange an initial conversation with our FE Associates lead consultant, by emailing Suzanne.Thurlow@fea.co.uk, to discuss the role before the closing date.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 24 May 2024

Interview date:  To be confirmed

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    Stage 2 of 2: Submitting Your Application

    Once you have obtained the full information from the FEA jobs page and discussed the role with Suzanne Thurlow, you should email your CV and a supporting statement to recruitment@fea.co.uk in advance of the closing date and time. 

    Applications received after this time will not be considered.

    Please read the 'Submitting Your Application' Section in the Candidate Information Pack for full instructions on how to submit your application.

    Application Email Checklist:

    Please ensure your email includes only the 2 documents necessary for your application to be considered:

    A fully completed CV which also includes:

    • 2 referees - include full postal and email addresses and contact numbers. References are usually sought after the interview process and we will not contact referees without your prior approval.
    • Save your completed CV as a Word document with your name and the job reference i.e. Surname, First Name - CV-ke6-chair.

    A Supporting Statement which:

    • does not exceed the equivalent of 2 pages of A4 and should explain how you believe your knowledge, skills and experience relate to the role and personal qualities we are looking for.
    • Save your completed Supporting Statement as a Word document with your name and the job reference i.e. Surname, First Name - statement-ke6-chair

    Key dates for submitting your application:

    Closing date: 9am on Thursday 24 May 2024

    Interview date:  To be confirmed