Sense College East (Lay Governor)

Overview

Role: Sense College East (Lay Governor) – Guardian Jobs

Sense College East is a specialist Further Education (FE) college for students aged 16-25 with a wide range of disabilities. We aim to help students become as independent as possible and achieve their long-term goals. We offer different pathways to develop the skills, experience, knowledge and confidence to reach those goals.

Responsibilities

The role of the Governing Body is to provide strategic leadership, support and constructive challenge to the college senior management team to ensure the college provides an excellent educational experience for all students. Lay Governors will work with the college senior management to ensure the college offers a broad-based curriculum to maximise teaching and learning outcomes, with demonstrable results. Sense College East Lay Governors will attend 3 full committee meetings a year, plus 3 extra meetings for their chosen sub-committee. Meetings last 90 minutes for sub-committees and 2 hours 30 minutes for the full committee. Lay Governors are expected to come prepared, engage actively, complete pre-reading and ask relevant questions.

Examples of governor duties (not exclusive):

• Reviewing, approving and monitoring the implementation of the Sense College 2022-2025 Strategic Plan
• Approving the final Sense College Annual Self-Assessment Report (SAR)
• Reviewing and monitoring progress and outcomes from the Sense College Quality Improvement Plan (QuIP)
• Reviewing students’ progress and achievements through a range of products such as case studies, reports and college visits
• Reviewing college data against Key Performance Indicators and dashboards
• Participating in Ofsted governance-related meetings to support Sense College and the college senior management team
• Monitoring safeguarding procedures and current safeguarding legislation and governors’ Prevent responsibilities
• Monitoring college budget performance with focus on new student referrals funded through the Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Attending and participating in governor training events, student celebrations and college visits

Qualifications / What we are looking for

Candidates must be able to demonstrate commitment to safeguarding, strategic leadership and a passion for Further Education, particularly specialist education. An understanding of issues facing the post-16 specialist education sector would be desirable. The ability to contribute constructively to meetings and support senior managers at the college is valued. The successful candidates will typically commit a minimum of 4 half days per term for meetings and preparation, with additional attendance at ad-hoc college events and visits welcomed.

Role particulars: This is primarily a virtual role, with all meetings taking place remotely, and an expectation of travelling to college sites once a term.

About Sense / Our values

Sense is for everyone living with complex disabilities. Sense is here to offer personalised support to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe no one should be isolated or unable to fulfil their potential due to disability. Our experts provide tailored support at our centres, during holidays and short breaks, or in people’s own homes, and we also provide information to families and campaign for rights.

Volunteers add real value to Sense, bringing passion, enthusiasm and fresh perspectives. We believe volunteers enable us to bring people together and provide opportunities for people with complex disabilities to communicate and experience the world.

Sense values

We include. We collaborate. We find a way. We challenge. We celebrate.

Job details

• Seniority level: Executive
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Business Development and Sales
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