Trustee (Non-Executive Director) Openings on the Maiden Erlegh Trust Board

Maiden Erlegh Trust seeks three Trustees to join the Board with particular interest and expertise in (a) Primary education or school improvement, (b) Special/Alternative Provision (c)  Human Resources.

Trustees are both charity trustees and company directors of the academy trust; the role is to hold to account the executive and senior leadership team. The Board of Trustees manages the business of the academy trust and may exercise all the powers of the trust. The Trustees ensure compliance with the trust’s charitable objects and with company and charity law.

The Trust Board are responsible for maintaining stability during a period of rapid growth and the management of a dynamic structure. The role also includes contributing to financial planning for sustainability and growth, and holding the CEO/CFO to account. Applicants will serve as non-executive directors of the Trust Board with the opportunity to fulfil the role as Trust Strategic Lead and/or sit on an Interim Transition Board of a special measures school.

Interested parties do not need to be parents of children at any school within Maiden Erlegh Trust. Board meetings are held in Reading.

If you, or someone you know, are interested, please write to Mrs V Boatman (Clerk to the Board of Trustees) at Maiden Erlegh School, Silverdale Road Earley, RG6 7HS or email trustees@maidenerleghtrust.org. Closing date is Monday 24th February 2020.