You can apply online to be a School Governor

If you would like to apply to be a new Foundation Governor at a school within the Diocese, please complete our New Governor Nomination Form and the ‘DBS Self Declaration Form’ below.

If you are already a governor and wish to apply for another term of office at the same school, please complete our Renewing Governor Form and the ‘DBS Self Declaration Form’ below.

If you are a Priest or Deacon within the Diocese, please complete our Clergy Nomination Form and the ‘DBS Self Declaration Form’ below.

In addition to one of the above forms, the DBS Self Declaration Form must also be completed by all candidates.

For information about the role, please see our Could you be a School Governor leaflet.

For details of the schools within the Diocese that currently have vacancies for Foundation Governors, see our  list. Schools with Governor Vacancies as at 21 July 2021

If you have any queries about the Foundation Governor role, please contact Bill McEntee, Governance Officer bill.mcentee@cliftondiocese.com or on 07710094976.

You can also apply online to be a Foundation Director at a Catholic Multi Academy Trust.  To know more about the role of a Director in a Catholic Multi Academy Trust within the Diocese, please see our Director Role Description & Person Specification.  If you have any queries about the Foundation Director role at a Multi Academy Trust, please contact Bill McEntee, Governance Officer  bill.mcentee@cliftondiocese.com or on 07710094976.

If you would like to apply to be a new Foundation Director at a Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) within the Clifton Diocese, please complete our:

• MAT Director Nomination Form
• Skills Audit
• Eligibility Declaration
• DBS Self Declaration Form

Two new Multi Academy Trusts in Clifton Diocese

It has been proposed that two new Catholic Educational Multi Academy Trusts open on 1 March 2022. These are:

– The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust – consisting of 6 Catholic Primary Schools in Somerset and North Somerset

– The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust – consisting of 9 Catholic Primary Schools in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Both of these Trusts are looking to recruit more Directors to join their newly formed Trust Boards. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the first Multi Academy Trusts within Clifton Diocese.  If you have enthusiasm and commitment, can take a strategic view and wish to support and sustain Catholic education, then you can make a valuable contribution to the governing board of one of these new Multi Academy Trusts. It also provides the opportunity to use your life/work skills and experience, to provide the best possible education for the children in our schools. Please see the Dunstan Director Pack and/or the Newman  Director Pack for further details and how to apply. Closing date for applications for both Trusts is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 31 August.                                

Clerk to Governors

One way to support Catholic education in the Diocese, is to become a ‘Clerk to Governors’ for the governing body of one of our schools. For details of the schools within the Diocese that currently have a vacancy for a Clerk to Governors, see our Schools with Clerk to Governor Vacancies as at 21st July list.

Related Documents for Schools

Letter to schools re new DBS Protocol for website

DBS Protocol for Foundation Governors Nov 2020

DBS Flowchart

Resignation Form

ACADEMY Director Undertaking Sample April 2020

DEED OF ADHERENCE – SAMPLE APRIL 2020