Location: London Diocesan House, Causton Street
Type: Four-year term from January 2025
Job Description: LDBS Trustee
The London Diocesan Board for Schools is seeking a new LDBS Trustee to serve a four-year term from January 2025. You will join a dynamic, diverse Board which shares our vision for distinctively Christian schools at the heart of the education sector in London.
Responsibilities:
The role of a trustee is to support, encourage, challenge and hold LDBS leaders to account as together we serve the children and young people of our diocese.
Trustees each serve on one committee: Education, Governance, Operations, or Risk & Audit.
The annual commitment includes:
attending up to six board meetings
attending up to four committee meetings
attending training, including the trustee role, safeguarding and anti-racism
background reading
invites to occasional LDBS events
Board and committee meetings are usually held midweek in the late afternoon or early evening.
Being an LDBS trustee is a voluntary position but essential expenses, such as travel, can be reimbursed.
Qualifications:
Trustees bring a range of skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the work of the LDBS and its Board which could include:
Legal: Trust, Land, Education and Charity law
Finance: Financial management, investment
Human resources
Land: Premises maintenance and development, property management
Project management and/ or change management
Governance:
Charity, Academy and/ or VA School governance
Inclusion, diversity and equality
Audit and risk management
Education:
Ofsted and educational standards
SIAMS and Christian distinctiveness in Church schools
Outreach and support in community schools and other educational settings
Safeguarding
Special educational needs
Community engagement and/ or experience of particular communities
This list is indicative: candidates may offer other skills, knowledge or experience which would be beneficial to the Board and the needs and priorities of the Board vary over time.
A trustee offering property, human resources or financial experience would help the overall board balance.
Recognising that diversity on the Board brings strength, LDBS trustees overall:
offer experience from a range of relevant sectors e.g., education, ecclesiastical, charity, commercial
have different experiences of education e.g., school leaders, school governors, clergy
have different backgrounds
work in different areas and/ or worship in different churches across the diocese
This may mean that some candidates meet the essential appointment criteria but are not recommended as a trustee.
A trustee with a global majority heritage would help the overall board balance.
Application Process:
For more information find the applicant pack below:
To apply for the position of LDBS Trustee, please complete the following application form: