Local Governor - Voluntary Role

Springfield School Local Governor - Voluntary Role

Springfield is a popular and high performing 11-16 school, in which ‘leaders are determined to provide a high-quality education for all pupils, regardless of their ability or circumstances’. Ofsted judged the school to be ‘good’ in October 2019.

The School is looking for suitable candidates who have a broad mix of skills, experience and knowledge who would like to serve on the local governing body. Prospective candidates will need to support the trust’s ethos and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive and high-quality education.

We would particularly welcome interest from anyone with legal, financial, IT and/or building expertise to complement our local governing body’s existing expertise; however, application from candidates with other professional or technical expertise are also welcomed. We are also currently seeking applications from parents of children at the school to assume the role of Parent Governor. Induction and on-going training are provided.

For an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact the Clerk This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Springfield School and The De Curci Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level, and any other background checks, including overseas checks, will be required prior to any offer of employment.

For further information about being a Local Governor, what's involved and/or to apply, please visit:

https://mynewterm.com/school/Springfield-School/144192

Code of Conduct for Governors

Applying to be a Local Governor

Role Description

Governor Recruitment Procedure

https://www.nga.org.uk/about/become-a-governor-trustee/

Tel: 023 9237 9119

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Professional Development

The success of Springfield depends upon its staff, both teaching and non-teaching. They make the school a learning community in which people feel motivated, aspire to fulfil their potential, celebrate their achievements and learn continuously. This impacts directly on student achievement.

Continuing professional development has the full commitment of the governors, the headteacher and staff. We are keen to maintain an ethos in which educational issues are debated and high expectations are set. We aim to identify systematically the needs of the individual, team and school and to share expertise to build the strengths within the school and across the city. We seek high quality evaluation, advice and support from a range of sources as well as external validation of our work through the Challenge Partners programme. From September 2024, The De Curci Trust is leading a Challenge Partners hub, bringing further CPD and leadership opportunities to our colleagues at Springfield.

We actively train teachers in partnership with universities and other initial teacher training (ITT) providers, including HISP, and offer strong support for our early career teachers (ECTs) at the school.

For more information regarding professional development, please contact Victoria Brunning, Assistant Headteacher, at the school.

Challenge Partners

The De Curci Trust - Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Services

The De Curci Trust - What We Offer

The De Curci Trust - Why Join Our Team?

DFE Get into Teaching

DFE Video - How to Become a Teacher

National College of Teaching and Leadership

Teach Portsmouth

University of Brighton

University of Chichester

University of Portsmouth