Join Us – Become a Governor or Trustee
We are looking for new Governors to support our academies
At Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust, strong and principled governance underpins our mission to secure excellent education for every child. Guided by our core values, our governance community plays a central role in shaping the strategic direction of the Trust, ensuring accountability, and championing high standards across all schools.
Governors, Trustees and Members work collectively to provide rigorous oversight, informed challenge and meaningful support, helping to create the conditions in which pupils, staff and school leaders can flourish.
If you are a skilled and experienced sector leader looking to volunteer locally as a Trustee on our Trust Board, or as a Governor on one of the Local Advisory Boards (LAB) at a Forward As One primary school, please register your interest via our quick form:
Governor & Trustee Expression of Interest Form
How does Governance work at Forward As One?
Our governing team delivers best practise across the Trust in three layers of accountability. Our Members Board act as the guardians of Trust governance, ensuring it stays true to its charitable purpose and Church of England ethos.
The Trust Board make decisions that affect all our schools; they ensure the highest standards of education, financial stewardship, safeguarding, compliance and leadership. Trustees operate at the strategic level, delegating appropriately to the CEO, Executive Team and Local Advisory Boards.
On a local level, these Local Advisory Boards (LABs) provide crucial local insight, challenge and support to school leaders. They ensure each school continues to deliver high‑quality education tailored to its community, operating within the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and governance framework.
What does being a Governor or Trustee involve?
Our Trustees and LAB members (Governors) attend their own half-termly face to face meetings as a full board that last around 2 hours, and have pre-reading shared a week in advance. In some cases they are also members on additional committees, such as Audit and Risk.
All Trustees and Governors have a strong sense of integrity and live out the Nolan Principles of Public Life and the Academy Trust Governance Code. They are committed members of our community who can have a significant impact on how well a school is run and what pupils and staff can achieve.
See our Local Governor Role Descriptor to understand more about what this role involves:
Local Governor Role Descriptor
You can read more about the role of a Governor and how you can make an impact here:
Governors for Schools – What’s Involved?
Trustees contribute at the Trust-wide level and are responsible for:
- Setting all school strategic vision and direction
- Holding leadership to account for educational & financial performance
- Contributing to financial planning for growth and sustainability
See our Trustee Role Descriptor to understand more about what this role involves:
Governors for Schools – Why Volunteer as a Trustee?
If you have any questions about these roles and opportunities within our Trust, please contact our Governance Professional, Jen Mills: MillsJ@spsd.fa1.uk
We also advertise our vacancies via Governors for Schools