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Governance and Compliance Administrator, GRAVENEY SCHOOL
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Part time/Term Time Only - 22.5 hours per week
Required – September 2026
Would you like the opportunity to work as part of a team of highly experienced and ambitious colleagues? Graveney is an extremely popular and successful 11-18 School, situated in South West London, SW17 with the benefit of being situated in beautiful campus style surroundings with excellent facilities and a warm community atmosphere. We have a commitment to providing the best opportunities to all students and to developing the professional skills and career opportunities of our staff, within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Designated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in November 2022 and widely recognised as one of the top 100 state funded schools in the country.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join our Trust as a Governance and Compliance Administrator. This is an exciting new role, created in response to the growing demands of governance and statutory compliance. Graveney Trust consists of three schools; Graveney School, Tooting Primary School and Franciscan Primary School.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of governance and compliance processes across the Trust. Working closely with the Clerk to the Governors, Executive Principal and Primary Headteachers, you will provide high-quality administrative and organisational support to ensure that our statutory and regulatory responsibilities are met efficiently.
The role requires systems to ensure that reports, policies and documentation are easily accessible for Directors, Governors and Staff. Accurate registers and logs for key compliance areas being complaints, Subject Access Requests, Freedom of Information Requests, data breaches and accidents. Monitoring the Trust and schools’ website compliance and liaising with relevant staff to ensure timely updates. Supporting the governance and clerking processes as required.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Providing high-quality administrative and organisational support
- Ensuring reports, policies and documentation are easily accessible
- Maintaining accurate registers and logs for key compliance areas
- Monitoring Trust and schools’ website compliance
- Supporting governance and clerking processes
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills
- Competent in using ICT
Experience:
- Previous experience within a school environment, particularly in governance, compliance or clerking, would be advantageous but is not essential
Working Hours:
- The role can be worked over three full days per week, or across shorter hours spread over more days, by agreement.
Application Process:
To apply please download an application pack from the Wandsworth Council website which can be found via the ‘visit website’ button at the top of this page. Alternatively, these can be downloaded from the school’s website: www.graveney.org/recruitment
Electronic applications, including a completed Recruitment Monitoring Form, should be returned to recruitment@graveney.wandsworth.sch.uk
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Closing date for applications: Noon, Friday 31 July 2026
Interviews: W/c 10 August 2026
Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as they are received.
Trust reserves the right to close the advert at any time.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Equality:
Graveney Trust is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the well-being and safety of staff and students. All our employees, volunteers and contractors share this commitment and we will carry out Enhanced DBS checks for all appointments as well ensuring that our rigorous pre-recruitment checks are strictly adhered to.
We foster an inclusive culture that promotes equality of opportunity and values diversity creating an environment where the rights and dignity of all members of our community are respected. We promote a culture that allows staff to grow and flourish, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note that we do not accept CVs and no agencies.
Graveney School
(Graveney School is part of Graveney Trust)
Welham Road
Tooting, London
SW17 9BU
Tel: 020 8682 7000
Website: www.graveney.org
Executive Principal: Cynthia Rickman
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