Governors needed for the British Creative Institute (Urgent)
| Posting date: | 07 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Meets Governors expectations |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Fastispeed Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | Governors |
Summary
Join BCI’s Governing Board and help shape life-changing creative education for young people with SEND. Use your skills, experience and passion to strengthen safeguarding, quality, inclusion and opportunity. Become part of a purposeful board making a real difference to learners’ futures.
BCI needs a board of seven (7) governors to fill the existing roles
Governors should be strategic, not involved in daily operations. Their role is to support, challenge, monitor standards, and ensure BCI is safe, effective, financially secure and focused on SEND learner outcomes.
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Governor Board Structure
Governor Role Main Area of Focus
1. Chair of Governors Strategy, leadership and governance
2. Vice Chair / Quality Governor: Quality improvement and standards
3. Safeguarding Governor Safeguarding, Prevent and online safety
4. SEND Governor EHCPs, inclusion and learner support
5. Finance Governor Budget, cashflow and financial controls
6. Curriculum Governor Curriculum, assessment and learner progress
7. HR Governor Staffing, recruitment, training and wellbeing
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Role Descriptions
1. Chair of Governors
Leads the board, supports and challenges the principal, ensures meetings are effective, and keeps governors focused on BCI’s vision, improvement plan and long-term sustainability.
2. Vice Chair / Quality Governor
Monitors the Quality Improvement Plan, teaching standards, learner progress, assessment, and evidence of improvement across the college.
3. Safeguarding Governor
Checks that safeguarding, Prevent, online safety, staff training, safer recruitment and the Single Central Record are effective and up to date.
4. SEND Governor
Monitors EHCP outcomes, learner support, reasonable adjustments, annual reviews, inclusion, attendance barriers and student wellbeing.
5. Finance Governor
Reviews budgets, cashflow, funding, spending, contracts, financial risks and value for money.
6. Curriculum Governor
Focuses on creative media courses, English, maths, personal development, assessment, accreditation and student progression.
7. HR Governor
Oversees staffing structure, recruitment, DBS checks, staff training, performance management, workload and staff wellbeing.
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Optional Additional Governors as BCI Grows
In view of expansion, the board could increase to nine (9) governors by adding:
Additional Role Focus
Health & Safety Governor Premises, fire safety, risk assessments, first aid and accessibility
Partnerships & Destinations Governor Local authority links, careers, work experience, parent engagement and progression
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Suggested Committees
1. Full Governing Board
Covers strategy, safeguarding, finance, curriculum, staffing, risk and compliance.
2. Quality, Safeguarding and SEND Committee
Covers learner progress, EHCPs, safeguarding, behaviour, attendance and wellbeing.
3. Finance, Risk and Resources Committee
Covers budget, staffing costs, premises, health and safety, contracts and risk management.
BCI needs a board of seven (7) governors to fill the existing roles
Governors should be strategic, not involved in daily operations. Their role is to support, challenge, monitor standards, and ensure BCI is safe, effective, financially secure and focused on SEND learner outcomes.
________________________________________
Governor Board Structure
Governor Role Main Area of Focus
1. Chair of Governors Strategy, leadership and governance
2. Vice Chair / Quality Governor: Quality improvement and standards
3. Safeguarding Governor Safeguarding, Prevent and online safety
4. SEND Governor EHCPs, inclusion and learner support
5. Finance Governor Budget, cashflow and financial controls
6. Curriculum Governor Curriculum, assessment and learner progress
7. HR Governor Staffing, recruitment, training and wellbeing
________________________________________
Role Descriptions
1. Chair of Governors
Leads the board, supports and challenges the principal, ensures meetings are effective, and keeps governors focused on BCI’s vision, improvement plan and long-term sustainability.
2. Vice Chair / Quality Governor
Monitors the Quality Improvement Plan, teaching standards, learner progress, assessment, and evidence of improvement across the college.
3. Safeguarding Governor
Checks that safeguarding, Prevent, online safety, staff training, safer recruitment and the Single Central Record are effective and up to date.
4. SEND Governor
Monitors EHCP outcomes, learner support, reasonable adjustments, annual reviews, inclusion, attendance barriers and student wellbeing.
5. Finance Governor
Reviews budgets, cashflow, funding, spending, contracts, financial risks and value for money.
6. Curriculum Governor
Focuses on creative media courses, English, maths, personal development, assessment, accreditation and student progression.
7. HR Governor
Oversees staffing structure, recruitment, DBS checks, staff training, performance management, workload and staff wellbeing.
________________________________________
Optional Additional Governors as BCI Grows
In view of expansion, the board could increase to nine (9) governors by adding:
Additional Role Focus
Health & Safety Governor Premises, fire safety, risk assessments, first aid and accessibility
Partnerships & Destinations Governor Local authority links, careers, work experience, parent engagement and progression
________________________________________
Suggested Committees
1. Full Governing Board
Covers strategy, safeguarding, finance, curriculum, staffing, risk and compliance.
2. Quality, Safeguarding and SEND Committee
Covers learner progress, EHCPs, safeguarding, behaviour, attendance and wellbeing.
3. Finance, Risk and Resources Committee
Covers budget, staffing costs, premises, health and safety, contracts and risk management.