Chair of Proprietary Board | Education

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Job description

Compass Executives have partnered with a small independent provider of specialist education in their search for a Chair.

Position: Chair of Proprietary Board

Package: Flexible day rate

Location: East Midlands

Reports to: Chairman / Board of Directors

About the Company

Our client aims to create a community where warmth and trust is nurtured to provide a level of care that enables children to feel safe and respected, leading to long-term learning achievement.

They recognise that each child's experience of learning will be different. However, their education provision is founded on key learning areas that they believe provide the best opportunity for educational, emotional, and behavioural development.

About the Role

The role of the chair is demanding, complex and multi-faceted. The Chair leads the proprietary Board ensuring it fulfils its functions well. A good Chair will ensure the board's focus is on the strategic. The culture of the board is largely determined by its Chair. A good Chair works well with school leaders to advise and shape proposals to be discussed at the proprietary board meetings. You will be expected to spend around 2 days a month on site or working closely with the senior leadership team.

The Chair should facilitate the proprietary board working as a team to challenge, support and contribute to the strategic leadership of the school. A well as leader of the board, the chair is at times a confidante, a manager, a critical friend, a cheerleader, an ambassador, an arbitrator, and possibly a mentor and coach; the balance of these roles adopted will depend on the situation at hand and in particular the experience and strengths of the headteacher.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Experience at Director level within Specialist Education
• Previous Head Teacher experience within Specialist Schools
• Successful operational leadership across multi-site schools
• Substantial P + L responsibility
• Strong Ofsted track record achieving successful and positive change and results.
• Trusted and visible leader committed to respecting, valuing, and developing Colleagues.
• Understands budgets, financially prudent, operates within set parameters and to targets.
• Strong influencer with the ability to build and maintain strategic relationships

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