About this Role

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This is not just a teaching role. It is a place to put down roots.

This is not just a teaching role. It is a place to put down roots.

Great Wilbraham CE Primary Academy is the kind of school many teachers spend years hoping to find.

Tucked within a close‑knit rural village community, Great Wilbraham is a small Church of England school where children are deeply known, relationships are strong, and teaching is treated with respect and seriousness. It is a place where staff greet families by name, where children feel safe to be themselves, and where learning is shaped by ambition, clarity and care.

We are part of ACT Multi Academy Trust, but Great Wilbraham has a very clear identity of its own: warm, relational, thoughtful and quietly ambitious.

We are now looking for a part‑time Upper Key Stage 2 teacher who wants more than a timetable — someone who wants to be part of a school community that values them as a person and a professional.

Who this role is for

This role is for a teacher who:

• loves teaching Upper Key Stage 2;
• believes every child can succeed;
• values ambition and inclusion equally;
• wants to teach part‑time in a way that is sustainable and meaningful;
• is reflective, thoughtful and professionally curious;
• and sees teaching as more than a job — as a vocation.

You may be an experienced teacher seeking balance and depth, or someone ready to give their best energy to a role that truly matters.

Come and see Great Wilbraham for yourself

We know that schools can sound wonderful on paper — but what really matters is how a place feels.

We warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit Great Wilbraham CE Primary Academy, to see the school in action, meet the team, and get a genuine sense of the warmth, ambition and relationships that define our community.

This is where governance becomes an act of care. 

This is where governance becomes an act of care.

At ACT Multi Academy Trust, governance is not something that sits in the background.
It is how we protect children, support leaders, and hold fast to our values when decisions are complex, pressure is high, and clarity really matters.

We are seeking an exceptional Governance & Compliance Lead — not to service governance, but to lead it with purpose, confidence and moral authority.

This is a role for someone who understands that governance is not about control or compliance alone. It is about stewardship: doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons — always in the best interests of children.

The opportunity

As Governance & Compliance Lead, you will be the Trust’s professional authority on governance, statutory compliance and assurance.

You will:

• take ownership of ACT’s governance framework, ensuring it is clear, coherent and future‑proof,
• lead the development and ongoing refinement of the Scheme of Delegation, ensuring absolute clarity of roles and accountability,
• provide high‑quality clerking and professional advice across the Trust Board, committees and local governance,
• ensure statutory compliance is embedded, visible and robust — not reactive or last‑minute,
• and act as a calm, independent advisor to Trustees, Chairs and senior leaders.

Your work will shape how decisions are made, how risk is understood, and how assurance is provided across the Trust. This is real influence, exercised quietly, professionally and with integrity.

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Who this role is for

This role is for someone who believes that governance is a form of leadership.

You will be someone who:

• brings clarity where there is complexity,
• is confident working with Trustees and senior leaders,
• understands governance as both a legal and moral responsibility,
• values independence, transparency and ethical judgement,
• and is motivated by purpose rather than profile.

You may come from a MAT, education governance, the public sector, regulation, compliance or another complex environment. What matters most is not the sector you come from, but how you think, how you judge, and what you stand for.

Why ACT?

People choose ACT because:

• values genuinely guide decisions here,
• governance is listened to, respected and acted upon,
• leaders are principled, human and ambitious,
• and people are trusted to do important work well.

We believe in being clear to be kind, in high challenge and low threat, and in building systems that serve people — not the other way around.

At ACT, governance is not about distancing leaders from risk; it is about giving them the confidence to lead well.

A role with meaning

This is a role for someone who wants their work to matter — quietly, consistently and profoundly.

If you believe that:

• governance should enable courage, not create fear,
• clarity is an act of kindness,
• integrity is non‑negotiable,
• and ethical systems change outcomes for children —

then this could be the role where your professional expertise and moral purpose truly align.

 

Get in touch today!