Job Description

We are currently looking for trustees with an enthusiasm for education to join our board. We are hoping that you can help us to fill our vacancies and work with us to continually improve our education offer for every child in our community. This is a voluntary position but a rewarding role, working towards a shared goal of providing high-quality education for children and young people in our community. It also provides an opportunity for personal development, building your skills and experience in areas such as project management, budgeting and working as part of a team.

No specific qualifications are required to become a trustee, but there can be certain expectations. We are seeking people who have enthusiasm, time and a real desire to make a significant difference to children. We are especially interested in recruiting trustees with experience in at least one of the following areas:

· Previous Multi-Academy Trust Board experience

· Financial expertise e.g. chartered accountant

· Risk management and audit

· HR and personnel

Please refer to our Recruitment Pack for further details.

Applications will be reviewed as and when received and appointments may be made at an early stage if suitable applications are received.

Information about the School

The Learning Partnership Trust was established in February 2015 by Hatfield Heath Primary School. We are a small Multi-Academy Trust currently consisting of three primary schools (Hatfield Heath Primary School, Roseacres Primary School and Takeley Primary School) all located within the same geographical area in Essex.

The Board of The Learning Partnership Trust is determined to see a high performing and successful Multi-Academy Trust that delivers the very best educational experience for all pupils. Our focus is on improving leadership and governance, teaching and learning, raising standards, growing our own leaders, being a self-evaluating, self-supporting team of schools, who analyse our data and target resource to effectively inform school development that supports all learners, not just some, and provides financial stability and security.

We bring high expectations to everything we do, they are embedded in our culture and our delivery and we are really excited to work with partners who share this ethos. We are driven by the belief that we change lives.

We have a strong belief in 'learners today - leaders tomorrow'. Our primary objective is to ensure that all of the children within our schools get the very best education we can possibly provide, within an organisation that cares about the whole child and their growth and development, preparing them for the next stage of education and life.