Vacancies
Hayes School is a happy, thriving primary school in the seaside town of Paignton. There are approximately 375 children on roll, including nursery children. The children are mixed ability, with two classes per year group. Our strong team of teachers are supported by highly skilled teaching assistants. Our administrative support is both friendly and efficient.
“Staff are appreciated, valued and supported” Ofsted 2024.
We currently do not have any vacancies.
TO APPLY
If you decide to apply for any of our posts, please complete the application form in full. We are looking for the ‘right person’ to fulfil the role and we believe that recruitment is not a science based entirely on tick boxes and therefore, would encourage you to apply if you feel you are the right person for our school. We would love to meet you.
Please e-mail (admin@hayes.torbay.sch.uk) or phone 01803 557336 to arrange a telephone call to discuss these positions. Closing dates are at noon of the days stated for each position.
Hayes School is looking for Governors and Members
Hayes School is a stand-alone academy with an "outstanding" quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management as recognised by Ofsted at our inspection in November 2024.
It is a happy, thriving primary school in the seaside town of Paignton. There are approximately 375 children on roll including nursery children. The children are mixed ability with two classes per year group.
We have an established Governing Body and associated Committees. The Board manages the business of the Trust and its focus is on the three core functions of governance:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing financial performance and making sure money is well spent.
Who we are looking for:
We are in need of both a member and a school Governor. Members are like shareholders who meet 1 to 2 times per year to receive and adopt papers and oversee governance arrangements. Governors act as the critical friend of the Headteacher and senior leadership team, and provide support and challenge. The Board and Committees each meet three times per year.
Requirements for new Governors / Members
- Experience in any of the following areas: Finance, Human Resources, Legal Services, Business Management;
- An interest in Primary School education;
- Members need to attend 1 to 2 meetings per year (meetings may be virtual)
- Trustees must be able to attend at least 6 meetings a year (some may be virtual);
- Dedication to the role and to providing both support and challenge to senior leaders.
Desirable
- Finance expertise; ideally with knowledge of auditing businesses and/or charities.
- Human Resource Management expertise
- Legal expertise; ideally in contract law
- Academia; with teaching or education experience and an interest in improving the student experience of education;
- Strategic Change Management
- Corporate Governance
- Chairing
- Non-executive director
- Flexibility to attend meetings as required.
Directors are not paid though reasonable expenses are met. Governors serve for four years, after which they can ask to be re-elected or stand down.
To apply for the post, please send your CV and a short expression of interest to Janet Morrell, Clerk to Governors, by email at: jmorrell@hayes.torbay.sch.uk or call 075844 36093 for more details.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.