| Position | Clerk to Governing Boards - OX1 1ND |
| Posted | 05 May 2026 |
| Expired | 04 Jun 2026 |
| Company | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Location | Oxford | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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About Us
Oxfordshire County Council is committed to delivering educational excellence for our children and young people through continuous and innovative improvements across our educational system. Our ambitious transformation programme, “Delivering the Future Together”, aims to make us an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice.
About the Role
Our Oxfordshire County Council Clerking Service operates as part of the Local Authority’s Governance Services support to schools. These are highly respected services with governance professionals being sought by both LA maintained schools and Academies.
Governing Boards in Oxfordshire have key roles in ensuring all pupils at school receive the highest standard of education possible to achieve their full potential. It is a statutory requirement that governing boards have a governance professional who is critical in supporting the effectiveness of boards in fulfilling their core strategic functions. These include providing leadership and direction, establishing a positive culture and safeguarding of children, managing legal responsibilities and making impactful decisions as well as being accountable for performance. Governance Professionals provide expert guidance to develop an understanding of boards’ strategic roles and responsibilities as well as administrative support to maintain and improve boards’ efficiency, productivity and compliance.
In practice, you are likely to attend an average of six Full Governing Board meetings, usually in the evenings, per school each year. Each meeting usually lasts for two hours, but you will spend another eight hours per meeting working from home on preparing the agenda, writing minutes and other administrative matters. We ask governance professionals to support a minimum of two governing boards, but some members of our clerking team support many more. There will be opportunities to clerk additional meetings, such as committees and panel meetings, or provide cover in the absence of other governance professionals. The position can be as varied and busy as you like. Please see the Job Description and Selection Criteria for more information.
All new governance professionals are supported through an initial training programme with further training opportunities and regular briefings to ensure you develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in the role long term.
The Clerking Service is continuing to grow as we recruit for several positions. This advert will remain open and applications will be reviewed as they are received. We reserve the right to close the advert once we have enough applications. Working for the Local Authority has many benefits and so, if you feel you meet the selection criteria, we encourage you to apply detailing how you would fit this role as soon as possible. If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Ruth Pangu, Clerk to Governors Team Lead at
About you
You will need strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise your workload and excellent customer service skills. The ability to work on your own initiative as well as a mature and committed approach is essential. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required as well as a high level of integrity and ability to manage confidential matters. Previous experience and knowledge of the workings of governing boards or schools is desirable. The ability to travel to schools to attend meetings is essential.
Working with voluntary school governors from diverse backgrounds towards a common goal can be rewarding and you will develop and build on good working relationships. Your professional support and advice to the governing board will help to strengthen the leadership of schools.
To apply, please complete an online application form. This includes a section asking you to explain how you meet the selection criteria, as specified in the job posting. You may attach a cover letter and/or CV to your application form, however it is not mandatory.
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