Trustee Vacancy

Would you like to make a difference to local schools?

Prosper Learning Trust is seeking an enthusiastic new Trustee with HR experience to be part of our Multi Academy Trust Board.

As a Trustee, you will support the development and strategic direction of Prosper Learning Trust, which is comprised of two Alternative Provision Academies, Newcastle Bridges School, and Mary Astell Academy, both in Newcastle, and two Specialist Academies, Thomas Bewick School, in Newcastle, and Harry Watts Academy, in Sunderland, which both specialise in working with autistic children and young people. The Trust is also soon opening a new special school, Gilbert Ward Academy in Blyth.

The Opportunity

Trustees are responsible for governing a charitable company and directing how it is managed and run. Trustees must also ensure that the trust complies with all legal and statutory requirements. As such, trustees are responsible for:

• determining the mission, values and long-term ambitious vision for the trust
• deciding the principles that guide trust policies and approving key policies
• appointing and appraising the senior executive leader and making pay recommendations
• working with senior leaders to develop a strategy for achieving the vision
• ensuring that stakeholders are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate
• ensuring that all schools in the trust deliver a broad and balanced curriculum such that pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education and adult life
• taking ownership of the trust’s financial sustainability and ensuring effective resource management across the trust
• agreeing the trust’s staffing structure and keeping it under review to ensure it supports delivery of the strategy
• ensuring robust risk management policy and procedures are in place and that risk control measures are appropriate and effective

What is the Time Commitment?

The Board of Trustees meet four times per year and you will also be asked to join the Pay and Appraisal Committees, which meets three times per year.

If you are interested in this opportunity to volunteer for Prosper Learning Trust at such an exciting time, please complete the below expression of interest form and return to: admin@prosperlearningtrust.co.uk

Click here to download the Trustee vacancy expression of interest form