Clerk to Governors - Bevois Town Primary School

Governance Professional (Clerk)
Salary: SCC Grade 6 (Scale point 12 – 17)
£14.92 - £16.08- per hour remunerated monthly in arrears

Position: Permanent - approximately 70 hours per year with overtime where accrued

Start date: TBC

Closing date: 8th November 2026

Bevois Town Primary School is a diverse and inclusive Primary School. We are seeking a Governance Professional to provide administrative support to our Governing Board and Chair of Governors. This role is fundamental in helping the Governors carry out their responsibilities and to play their part in supporting the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in the drive to ensure that all pupils receive the best possible education and experience at Bevois Town Primary.

The main responsibilities of the role include providing advice, support and guidance to the Governing Board and effective organisation and administration of Board and Committee meetings. You will need to be able to support and build a strong working relationship with the Chair of Governors and Headteacher.

It is essential that you have excellent, communication, literacy and ICT skills that will enable you to facilitate meetings and produce accurate minutes within set timescales. The role will involve attending governors meetings in school, but mostly working from home so you will need to be reliable, self-motivated, well organised and have meticulous attention to detail.

The need to have a flexible approach towards working hours is required to be available at times of Full Governing Board (FGB) meetings (currently 4 per year 4.00 – 6.00 on Wednesdays), Teaching and Learning Committee (3 per year 2 hourly varied days) and Resources Committee (3 per year on 8.30am – 10.30am Wednesdays) and for any additional ad hoc meetings and panels. There may be some flexibility to move the date and times of meetings following discussion with the relevant governors and staff members.

If you have a strong background in administration and are keen to learn we would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you have no school governance knowledge, as we can provide training and development.
If you wish to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email Lucy Davis, at lucy.davis@bevoistown.co.uk.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Check as well as other relevant pre-employment checks."