Alma Mater Education Ghana
Trustee for Education and Pathways - Volunteer
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We are looking for someone who combines any educational expertise with a genuine commitment to opportunity, equity and young people’s futures.
You may currently work in education, have retired from school leadership, or bring governance experience from a secondary school.
What difference will you make?
Alma Mater Education (AME) is not simply supporting a school — it is helping build a model for sustainable rural education that enables young people to thrive academically, socially and economically within their own communities.
As an Education Trustee, you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the development of a high-performing secondary school in rural Ghana that is already achieving exceptional outcomes despite significant structural challenges. Wioso Senior High School consistently achieves strong academic results, including a 98.4% WASSCE pass rate in 2025, while serving students from communities where access to quality secondary education, stable infrastructure and wider opportunities remains limited.
The impact of this role extends far beyond exam results.
AME’s model combines academic excellence with boarding, nutrition, pastoral support, sustainability education and practical learning through agriculture. Students are not only prepared to pass exams, but to progress into university, vocational training, employment and leadership within their communities. Girls’ participation continues to grow strongly, and increasing numbers of students are entering pathways such as midwifery, agriculture and higher education.
The Education Trustee will help shape the long-term quality and direction of this work. Your experience and insight can strengthen educational strategy, school improvement, safeguarding, student wellbeing, teacher development and wider pathways for young people. You will also help support the development of partnerships between AME and UK schools and educational networks, creating opportunities for collaboration, volunteering, mentoring and shared learning.
Importantly, this role offers the chance to contribute to a growing organisation at a pivotal stage of development. Over the next three years, AME aims to strengthen governance, expand facilities, increase student capacity towards 600 students, deepen career and vocational pathways, and further establish itself as a leading example of integrated rural education and sustainable development in Ghana.
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As a Trustee, your contribution will help ensure that young people who may otherwise face significant barriers are able to access not only education, but genuine long-term opportunity.
This is an opportunity to use educational expertise in a meaningful and practical way — supporting a school and wider community where the impact of strong governance, strategic support and educational leadership can be seen directly in the lives and futures of young people.
What are we looking for?
Knowledge & Experience
We are seeking a trustee who demonstrates one or more of the following
- Experience in secondary school leadership, governance or school improvement
- Experience as a Headteacher, Deputy Head, Assistant Head, Head of Department, Governor or MAT leader
- Experience in curriculum development, pastoral systems, safeguarding or student wellbeing
- Experience building partnerships between schools or educational institutions
- Understanding of educational inequality and barriers facing young people
- Experience or strong interest in Ghanaian, African or international education contexts
- Existing connections to UK secondary schools or education networks would be highly valuable
Desirable
- Experience of education in rural or disadvantaged communities
- Experience of Public Private Partnerships in education
- Experience in teacher development, careers pathways or sustainability education
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong educational insight
- Collaborative and supportive approach
- Ability to provide constructive challenge
- Strong communicator and relationship builder
- Commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing
- Passion for improving opportunities for young people
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What will you be doing?
Governance & Strategic Oversight
- Uphold AME’s vision, mission, values, and charitable objectives
- Ensure the charity operates in line with UK charity law and good governance practice
- Contribute actively to Board discussions on strategy, performance, safeguarding, risk, and organisational development
- Support long-term planning and sustainability of the organisation
Education & School Improvement
- Provide strategic guidance on secondary education, school leadership and educational quality
- Support development of strong academic, pastoral and safeguarding systems
- Offer constructive challenge and support regarding student outcomes, attendance, curriculum and school culture
- Support AME’s ambition to combine academic excellence with holistic student development
- Advise on pathways into tertiary education, vocational training and employment
- Encourage development of practical, sustainability-focused and student-centred learning approaches
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Partnerships & Educational Networks
- Support the development of relationships with UK schools, educators and education networks
- Help identify opportunities for
- School partnerships and exchanges
- Teacher development opportunities
- Volunteering and mentoring
- Educational collaborations
- Resource sharing and sponsorship
- Act as an ambassador for AME within educational and professional networks
- Support to the Ghana Education Partnership
Contribute insight on effective school leadership and governance within a partnership model with the Ghana Education Service (GES)
Support AME’s efforts to strengthen educational systems, accountability and leadership development
Help ensure the school remains aligned with both Ghanaian educational priorities and international best practice where appropriate
Support/mentor our Head Master and Deputy Head Academic
Collective Trustee Duties
- Attend and contribute to quarterly Board meetings (online and/or in-person)
- Prepare in advance by reviewing papers, reports and updates
- Participate in occasional sub-committees or working groups where relevant
- Maintain confidentiality and act in the best interests of the charity at all times
Values & Motivation
We are looking for someone who shares our belief that education should not simply prepare young people to pass exams, but to thrive in life and contribute positively to their communities.
You will align strongly with AME’s values of
- Empowerment
- Sustainability
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Inclusion
- Community-led development
You will be motivated by the opportunity to support a growing, high-performing educational initiative that is transforming opportunities for young people in rural Ghana.
Time Commitment
- Quarterly Board meetings (typically online)
- Occasional ad hoc support or calls
- Optional school visits and events where feasible
- Participation in occasional strategic or educational working groups
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