Chair of Academy Governing Body

About The Role

Chair of Governors – Lead, Influence, and Transform Futures

We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our Academy Governing Board as Chair of Governors at Brixham College. This is a pivotal leadership position that offers the opportunity to make a profound difference to children’s lives while shaping the strategic direction of your local school.

As Chair, you will guide the board in its work, support and challenge the school’s leadership, and ensure that governance is purposeful, efficient, and grounded in our vision to transform the life chances of every young person.

We are ideally seeking someone who brings one or more of the following:

• Governance experience (either as a governor or in a comparable strategic role)
• Experience with in the education sector, or
• Strong strategic leadership skills from any professional background

Above all, we are looking for someone who is:

• Dedicated and able to commit the time
• Open to learning and supporting others
• Motivated by delivering the best outcomes for children and the community

A full handover, mentoring, and ongoing support will be provided.

• Lead with
  
  Purpose:
  
  Provide clear leadership to the Governing Board, ensuring meetings are focused, collaborative, and strategic.
• Drive Impact: Help shape the long‑term vision and priorities of the school. Your leadership will influence how effectively the board supports and challenges the school to continually improve.
• Champion the Community: Represent the voice of pupils, staff, and families. As Chair, you will play a crucial role in strengthening the school’s place within the wider community.
• Develop Board Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Chairing a governing board offers exceptional opportunities to grow in strategic planning, high‑level decision making, influencing and negotiating, and building strong, effective teams.

• A Rarely Matched Sense of Fulfilment: This role allows you to directly improve the educational experiences of children in your area.
• Professional and Personal Growth: Gain board‑level experience, broaden your leadership capabilities, and work with experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds.
• Be a Force for Positive Change: Your leadership will help ensure the school continually strives for excellence, delivering the best of what the Trust and school can offer.

If you are ready to take on a meaningful, strategic, and deeply rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you.

Brixham College is a successful 11‑18 mixed comprehensive school with a fantastic learning environment and ethos located in Torbay. The College is committed to serving the local community, championing inclusion, and seeking innovative ways to engage students and their families.

Whilst academic success is very important, at Brixham College we believe that there is more to a good education. As well as ensuring our students succeed in exams, we aim to develop our values of high expectations, knowledge, character, leadership and continued improvement in all our children.

Extra‑curricular opportunities enable pupils to develop their talents and interests. Some pupils have leadership roles. Pupils are proud of the support that they give to charities – Ofsted 2023.

To find out more about our school .

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across the South West, South, South East, and East of England.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

That’s why we invest in our people and are recognised as the Multi Academy Trust Association Employer of the Year for 2025/2026, so that our staff are best supported to positively impact our pupils.

Learn more about our Vision and Values here.

If you are interested in working in our school, benefit ting from a supportive network of staff across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.

Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in working at our school to contact Genna Greco (PA to Principal) – Genna. to arrange an informal conversation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please emai