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Community Governor Vacancies in the South West - Thinking Schools Academy Trust:
- Devon
- Casual
About The RoleJoin Us as a School Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures!Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge, impact, and community engagement? As a School Governor you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community. You will work with school leaders to make a positive change for the students in your school and ensure they are receiving the best of what the Trust and schools have to offer.We have schools across the South West Region in Plymouth, Plympton, Brixham, Furzeham and Paignton. Excitingly, we have vacancies across all of our schools. Our schools include primary schools, secondary schools and an alternative provision. In finding the right position for you we will speak to you and consider your location, skills and preference. As a Governor You Will :Make a Real Difference: Your insights and experiences matter. Use your unique perspective to inform crucial conversations about education and student well-being.Board-Level Skills Development: Step into a board-level environment where you’ll hone your leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking skills. It’s a chance to grow both personally and professionally.Community Contribution: Give back to your local community by actively participating in the school’s development. Your commitment will directly impact pupils, staff, and families.Support and Challenge: Be the voice that drives positive change. Support the school’s growth while constructively challenging it to improve. Your input matters!Diverse Perspectives: We value diversity. Bring your unique experiences and insights to decision-making, ensuring a well-rounded approach that benefits everyone.Governing Boards are skills based and cover a wide variety of areas. Whilst it is advantageous, experience in education is not a necessity, as you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge base. The most important attributes we are looking for is a Governor who is dedicated and has the time to fulfil the role, is open to learning new things and, most importantly, believes in our vision to transform the life chances of the young people who attend our schools. Other Reasons to Consider Being a Governor:Rewarding Experience: Few roles offer such a sense of fulfilment. Witness the impact of your contributions first hand.Professional Growth: Develop skills beyond the classroom. Network with like-minded professionals and broaden your horizons.Community Integration: Become an integral part of the wider community, fostering connections that go beyond the school gates.About UsThe Thinking Schools Academy TrustThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South East, South and South West. We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:Think about their ThinkingBe their Best selfShape their SuccessIn this way we transform life chances We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please emailrecruitment@tsatrust.org.uk Next StepsIf you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of governors across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.For further information and to apply, please click here: Community Governor Vacancies in the South West in Devon - TSATEarly applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
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Finance Administrator
- Multiple Locations
- Multiple Terms
- £12.85 per hour
Temporary/CasualWe are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organised Financial Administrator to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will perform IT based and manual financial tasks to support Finance Managers and other staff. The Finance Administrator will be expected to have skills and attributes which will make them capable of performing all the major tasks outlined below.Main duties and responsibilities:To be responsible for day to day processing and management of financial information. This includes the scrutinising and checking for reasonableness, completeness and accuracy of a variety of financial documents, the processing of account payments and collection of income, the collection of data and the operation of commitment and projection systems. This will be achieved through the operation of manual and computerised systems.To provide day to day operational advice and information on financial matters as requested.To assist the Accountant and Assistant Accountant in compiling information for management reports.To help cover other Finance Administrators in their absence.To conform to, actively commit to and promote DCC Customer Service Standards both with internal and external ‘customers’ when using any communication media including telephone, email and face to face.About you:Previous experience of working with finance processes in an office environmentShows attention to detailMethodical & organisedAbility to work on own initiativeMotivatedAbility to prioritise and work to deadlinesGood understanding of spreadsheet, database and word processing packagesIf you have the skills and experience for this role, we want to hear from you!Please contact Leah Ripley for more information at Leah.Ripley@devon.gov.uk or call 01392 384530.Reference: REQ007596
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Teacher - St George’s CofE Primary Academy (St Christopher’s MAT)
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- MPS
Location: St George's Church of England Primary Academy. Admiralty Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth. PL1 3RXRequired to start 1st September 2025 (or earlier for the right candidate).This post is fixed term until Feb 26 initially to provide maternity cover.Benefits • Teachers’ Pension Scheme• Cycle to Work Scheme• Tax Free Childcare• Employee Assistance Programme Are you a passionate teacher who believes in creating a stimulating, enabling, learning environment? Are you looking for a fresh challenge? Do you want to be part of an ambitious school with a supportive team who work hard to be at the heart of the community they serve? If this sounds like you, make the move to St George’s Primary School. We are seeking to appoint an experienced EYFS class teacher to cover maternity leave, with experience or an interest in leading English across the school. Using your strong pedagogy and philosophy, you will skilfully and carefully match learning to children’s developmental needs. Developing a close working partnership with parents and staff will be central to your practice.St George’s Church of England Primary Academy is a small school with a village feel and a beautiful locality near to the Royal William Yard and Firestone Bay. Our strong Christian Ethos helps to create a warm, calm atmosphere. We pride ourselves on our high achievements in all senses of the word and our child centred incisive approach. The Academy is part of St Christopher’s Trust - a family of 21 Church and Community Schools spanning three local authorities and providing a rich network of collaboration.If you feel that you are an inspirational teacher who aspires to shape the lives of young people, we welcome you to apply to be part of our hardworking team. In joining St Georges CofE Primary Academy, you will be part of a friendly and welcoming staff team and a supportive community. As a member of staff in a Church of England school, you will be happy to support the Anglican ethos through our school values.Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange a date and time on 01752 224863. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post. Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy: https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies Please submit your application via our Face-Ed application portal: https://stcmat.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies The details of this vacancy and a link to Face-Ed application portal can be found on our website: www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies If you have any further questions applying for this role, please contact HR via people@stcmat.org Please apply by 9am Wednesday 23rd April.
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