Become a Trustee

About Astrea

Since its formation in 2016, the trust has grown into a vibrant network of 26 academies across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Our mission is to provide an exceptional, academically rich education that empowers every pupil to learn deeply, thrive personally and lead fulfilling lives, whilst disrupting disadvantage at every level.

The trust’s Executive Team is led by Rowena Hackwood as Chief Executive Officer. A wider central team supports the work of individual academies in core areas such as academic support, inclusion, governance, finance, HR, estates and IT. With a 2030 strategy in place, we are clear and specific about our vision for behaviour, curriculum and teaching quality.

Our Vision and Values

All Astrea children will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. Working together, Astrea schools will tackle head on the barriers that stand in the way of children’s success. We will do this through a relentless commitment to a brilliant education, a focus on inclusion for all, and by delivering on our promise of broad opportunities and supporting and sustaining thriving communities. 

Scholarship:

We are informed by the best of academic and organisational thinking and research, using this where we can and expanding it where possible. 

Curiosity:

We ask searching questions, not taking things at face value, seeking out the best of what is known and engaging in appreciative enquiry. 

Tenacity:

We deliver on our promises and see things through to completion. We embody pace, urgency and determination in our focus on improving outcomes for children and on our own performance.

Trustee Candidate Pack

Our Trustee Candidate Pack includes all the available information for this role, including governance, a Trustee role description, a detailed person specification, commitment and expectations and instructions on how to apply.

Candidate Pack

Role details

Person Specification

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with senior-level experience
in the following areas:

• a substantial personal or professional connection to the Doncaster City or Barnsley area;
• insight or expertise in broadening access to sports, the arts and civic engagement, or involvement in the funding of such initiatives;
• significant procurement expertise, with experience operating at scale;
• a strong commercial background, with the ability to contribute to strategic decision-making and governance.

We are also open to candidates who bring relevant policy-making experience, including those who have previously held political roles or advised on policy development. Having successfully recruited a good number of trustees with professional experience of education, this round of recruitment is focused on broadening the range of experience at the board level and so it is likely that appointments will be made from outside the education sector.

Timeline

Closing date – 11:59pm, Sunday 29 March

Interviews scheduled – Tuesday 28 April