Trustee

Veritas Educational Trust is seeking to appoint new Trustees to join our Board and help shape the strategic direction of our Trust and Bishop Ramsey CE School. As a Church of England academy trust, Veritas is committed to delivering high-quality education rooted in strong Christian values of wisdom, courage and respect, ensuring that every learner can thrive and achieve their full potential. The role of a Trustee Trustees work collectively as part of the Trust Board to provide strategic leadership, oversight and accountability. Trustees do not become involved in the day-to-day running of schools, but instead focus on: Setting and safeguarding the Trust’s vision, ethos and strategic priorities Supporting and constructively challenging executive leaders Overseeing educational performance, financial sustainability, risk and compliance Ensuring robust governance, effective safeguarding arrangements and statutory compliance Acting as ambassadors for the Trust and its values Trustees may also serve on one of the Board’s committees (such as Finance, Audit and Risk or Curriculum and Community), depending on skills and interests. All Trust Boards have 3 core functions: Ensuring clarity of the vision, ethos and strategic direction Holding Executive Leaders to account for educational performance of the school(s) its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff Overseeing the financial performance of the school(s) and making sure that money is well spent Who we are looking for We welcome applications from individuals with a genuine commitment to education and public service. Previous trustee or governance experience is helpful but not essential. We are particularly interested in people who bring skills or experience in areas such as: Education leadership or school improvement Finance, audit or risk management HR, people management or organisational change Legal, estates or property Safeguarding, SEND or inclusion Community engagement or stake