School Trustee: Quality of Education


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, NW4 1TP
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Kisharon Langdon is seeking a School Trustee with a particular remit for Quality of Education at Kisharon Noé School.

Kisharon Noé School is a specialist school supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and autism within an Orthodox Jewish ethos. We are ambitious for every pupil and committed to providing high quality, inclusive education that enables each young person to make meaningful progress and prepare successfully for adulthood.

As a member of the Kisharon Langdon Board of Trustees, you will take a particular interest in thequality of education at Kisharon Noé School, helping the Board to understand how effectively the school is delivering its educational vision and securing strong outcomes for pupils.

You will provide strategic scrutiny, challenge and assurance around areas including curriculum quality, teaching and learning, pupil progress and outcomes, preparation for adulthood and continuous school improvement. You will consider performance and quality information, engage with school leaders and undertake purposeful school visits to help the Board triangulate the evidence it receives.

We are looking for someone who is curious, thoughtful and ambitious for children and young people with SEND. You will be able to think strategically, interpret information and ask constructive and appropriately challenging questions.

Experience of education, SEND, school improvement, curriculum, teaching and learning or quality assurancewould be particularly valuable. Previous trustee or governance experience is welcome but is not essential.

This is avoluntary, strategic and non-executive role. You will work constructively with the Head of School and Director of Education & Impact, while maintaining the important distinction between governance and operational leadership.

The role includes attendance at Board and relevant committee meetings, together with planned engagement with Kisharon Noé School, normally including at least one purposeful school visit each term.

If you are passionate about excellent specialist education and want to use your experience to help ensure every pupil receives the quality of education they deserve, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Kisharon Noé School offers trustees the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the strategic direction and continued development of a highly specialist SEND school.

As a trustee, you will:

• Make a direct contribution to improving outcomes and opportunities for children and young people with complex SEND.

• Join a committed and supportive Board with a strong focus on strategic leadership, challenge and continuous improvement.

• Work alongside experienced education leaders and fellow trustees with a diverse range of professional expertise.

• Receive a comprehensive induction and ongoing training and development to support you in your governance role.

• Have opportunities to visit the school, meet leaders and staff, and see first-hand the impact of the provision.

• Develop your own experience of strategic leadership, governance, SEND and the education sector.

• Contribute your professional expertise to an organisation committed to ambitious outcomes for every pupil.

• Be part of the wider Kisharon Langdon charity, supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and autistic people to live fulfilling lives and achieve their aspirations.

The trustee role is voluntary, with reasonable expenses reimbursed in accordance with the organisation's policy.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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