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We are seeking an efficient and self-motivated clerk to our governing body for our friendly, busy school working 97 hours per year, term time only. The hours are spread over 4 full governing body meetings, a budget setting meeting and 9 committee meetings throughout the year. Meetings usually start at 7.00pm with one committee convening at 4.30pm. At present we operate a mixture of meetings in person and also by Teams.
The clerk is accountable to the governing body and duties include preparing and circulating the agendas and paperwork for the meetings in consultation with the chairpersons and the headteacher ensuring all appropriate follow up action has been taken, attending and taking minutes at the meetings recording discussions and decisions accurately and objectively and then finalising and circulating minutes.
You will need excellent communication skills, a high standard of literacy, IT proficiency and be able to observe confidentiality.
Our prospectus and information about daily life at the school is available on the school website and I hope this will provide you with an overview of Danbury Park. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the headteacher via the school office.