Salary: unpaid voluntary position. Reasonable expenses are paid subject to our claims policy.

Basis: Attending three to four Education Board meetings per year

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Background:

The City of London Corporation is a major provider of education and works in close partnership with its affiliated schools, enabling staff to share best practice and expertise, and provide new opportunities for pupils.

The City also has responsibility for education and skills from nursery provision through to later-life learning, and engages with providers including universities and colleges as well as promoting workplace apprenticeships and major careers events to encourage and promote working in the City of London.

The City Corporation delegates this authority to the Education Board, which monitors, reviews and implements the City Corporation’s Education Strategy which covers cultural and creative Learning and adult education and skills.

The City Corporation is now recruiting for two External Members to join its Education Board.

Successful Candidate Profile:

In general terms, the successful candidate will share our vision to prepare people to flourish in a rapidly changing world through exceptional education, cultural and creative learning, and skills which link to the world of work.

The successful candidate will be aligned to our expectations of excellence and will be able to demonstrate an active and long-term interest in at least one of the areas described in our strategy. They will possess experience of working in collaborative partnerships and have worked at Trustee, school governorship or equivalent level within the education or charity sector. They will also be skilled in initiating change and policy development within their chosen professional area of expertise.

The Board is particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have experience working in the charity sector and who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and social mobility.

Key Responsibilities:

The roles and responsibilities of an Education Board External Member are as follows:

To monitor and review the City Corporation’s Strategies relating to education, cultural and creative learning, and skills (covered by the Education Strategy 2024-29) and to oversee their implementation in consultation, where appropriate, with the Corporation’s Policy and Resources Committee and the relevant Service Committees;
To oversee generally the City Corporation’s education activities;
To share oversight of the City Corporation’s sponsorship of its Academies, and (where relevant) Members, Directors and Trustees;
To make recommendations to the Corporation’s Court of Common Council candidates for appointment where nomination rights are granted;
To monitor the frameworks for effective accountability, challenge and support in the City of London Corporation’s family of schools;
To be responsible for the distribution of funds specifically allocated to it for education purposes, in accordance with the City of London Corporation’s strategic policies;
To assist with the promotion of adults education and skills in line with the City of London Corporation’s Adult Education and Skills Strategy;
to participate in any committee, panel, or special interest area to which they are appointed on behalf of the Education Board;
to develop and maintain a working knowledge of the City Corporation’s services, management arrangements, powers, duties and resource constraints;
to establish constructive partnerships with the City’s affiliated schools and co-sponsors; post school learning providers, and cultural organisations;
to adhere to the City Corporation’s code of conduct and Seven Principles of Public Life.

Time Commitment:

Attending three to four Education Board meetings per year.
Attending Education Board Sub Committee meetings as appropriate

The role is an unpaid voluntary position. Reasonable expenses are paid subject to our claims policy.

Dates for future meetings can be found here:

Browse meetings - Education Board - Modern Council (cityoflondon.gov.uk)

Closing date: 23:59 on 17 July 2026

To apply, please send your CV and covering email to Jayne Moore (jayne.moore@cityoflondon.gov.uk)

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The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.