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Non-executive director/Trustee at The LETTA Trust

Employer
Academy Ambassador
Location
Tower Hamlets, England
Salary
Voluntary
Closing date
9 Aug 2021

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Could you be a Trustee and Academy Ambassador in Poplar, London? The LETTA Trust, seeks two non-executive directors/Trustees to join its board. Board meetings are held at E14 6DN when safe to do so.

The Academy Ambassadors programme brings the expertise of the business world onto boards at single-academy and multi-academy trusts (SATs and MATs) throughout the country to raise standards of education and improve the life chances of young people, which is critical to our social and economic success.

The opportunity

The LETTA Trust is born of a history of collaborative working between schools and community partners. Bygrove is a founder member of the Poplar Partnership group of schools. Set up by headteachers in 2001, these schools worked effectively together and steadily improved the quality of education for young people in Poplar. In 2013 Bygrove received a teaching school designation, expanded its partnership working and established the London East Teacher Training Alliance or LETTA. Working with around 20 East London school partners, LETTA trains approximately 50 new teachers annually and oversees a varied professional learning and school improvement offer. Stebon began working with Bygrove in 2012 at a point when pupil outcomes had been below national floor targets for 10 years. Teachers and leaders worked and learned together and the partnership went from strength to strength. The impact on both schools was powerful, so much so that in 2017 they entered into a formal partnership and The LETTA Trust was born.
The trust has a budget of approx. £7.5m, and supports 950 students across its 2 schools, one of which have received an Ofsted rating of Good, and the other Outstanding.


The board seeks two business leaders with board level experience in a combination of the following:

* Audit
* Growth Management
* PR
* Financial Management/Accountability
* Education Leadership
* Primary Education

What's involved?

Board governance in education is a strategic, 'eyes on, hands off' commitment which at The LETTA Trust involves attending twelve board meetings per year, amounting to approx. 4 hours' time per month.

You will be responsible for:

* Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
* Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
* Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

As an Academy Ambassador, you will join our ambassador network which provides resources, guidance, networking events and webinars to support you in your role.

All roles are pro bono.

People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

What next?

Please register your interest now to be considered for the role.

Please be aware the closing date may change if we have received sufficient applications.

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