Make a meaningful difference
Governance is an opportunity to use your experience for the benefit of schools, communities and future generations.
Share your experience
Bring your professional expertise, community knowledge or lived experience to important strategic discussions.
Strengthen our schools
Support and challenge leaders, help oversee improvement and contribute to strong, accountable governance.
Make a difference
Help improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people across Bradford and beyond.
Strong governance ensures schools serve their communities effectively. By joining us, you will make a real difference to children’s lives and help shape the future of education in Bradford.Hearl Lenton MBE Chair of Trustees, Exceed Academies Trust
Current governance opportunities
We are currently inviting expressions of interest in the following Trustee and Governor roles.
Trustees
Join the Trust Board and help shape the strategic direction, accountability and effective oversight of Exceed Academies Trust and its family of schools.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with education leadership experience, but we warmly welcome expressions of interest from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experience and skills.
Park Aspire AP Academy
Lead the Local Advisory Board of a nurturing alternative provision academy where safety, security and success sit at the heart of the school’s ethos. This is an opportunity to help strengthen local governance while supporting a school committed to helping every pupil’s individuality and potential flourish.
Oastlers School
Chair the Local Advisory Board of a specialist, trauma-informed school supporting children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. Help provide strategic leadership and challenge for a school focused on safety, relationships, engagement and enabling every pupil to flourish.
Knowleswood Primary
Help lead a new Local Advisory Board at an inclusive and improving primary school with strong links to families and its local community. This is an exciting opportunity to help establish effective local governance and contribute to the next stage of Knowleswood’s improvement journey.
Join a Local Advisory Board
We are looking for people from our communities and a range of professional and personal backgrounds to bring their skills, experience and perspectives to local governance at:
Interested in another governance role?
We also welcome expressions of interest from people who would like to support governance elsewhere across the Exceed family of schools. Even if the right opportunity is not currently listed, we would be pleased to hear from you.
One Trust. Distinctive schools. Strong local governance.
Our family of schools spans primary, secondary, alternative provision and specialist settings across Bradford and West Yorkshire. Each school retains its own identity and connection with its community, with local governors playing an important part in ensuring that local knowledge and perspectives inform strong governance.
Could you help shape what comes next?
If you are interested in joining Exceed as a Trustee or Governor, find out more about governance at Exceed or complete our short expression of interest form. We would be delighted to hear from you and begin an informal conversation about how your experience could support our schools.
Please share these opportunities within your professional and community networks and help us find the next generation of governance leaders.
