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Trustee (Board member)

Location: Birmingham based, not for profit organisation

Salary: Voluntary role, expenses only

Duration: An initial term of 3 years

Services For Education is a unique charity that uses the power of learning and music to create and build confidence amongst children, young people, adults and communities. The main areas of focus are music provision, school support and private music lessons in and around Birmingham. Our Music Service works with over 470 schools to provide around 32,000 pupils with high quality music lessons alongside offering opportunities to participate in one of our 113 ensembles, bands and orchestras. Our School Support Service provides an extensive range of consultancy and training services for schools covering key areas such as safeguarding, healthy lifestyles, assessment/moderation and school improvement. Find out more about us and what we do at www.servicesforeducation.co.uk.

THE ROLE

Desired experience/skills

We are seeking commercially minded professionals who can add tangible value with the willingness to influence, challenge and support senior decision makers during the next period of our Strategy.

SFE is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Prior experience does not need to have been gained from within the charitable sector, but a passion for seeing lives transformed through education and/or the arts is essential.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience in one or more of the following areas:

An individual with Primary or Secondary school headship experience (ideally a current HT), or senior leadership within a Multi Academy Trust
A qualified accountant (to work alongside our current finance lead trustee, who is at the beginning of his third term in office)

If your experience is in a different area, but think we would benefit from your perspective, then please do apply.

Time Commitment

Successful candidates would be required to commit to regular attendance at virtual Board Meetings (usually 6 Monday evening meetings per year lasting up to 2 hours, dates circulated in advance) and occasional meetings with members of the Senior Leadership Team as appropriate. Our governance structure includes three (virtual) sub committees two or three meetings per year, diarised in accordance with Trustees’ availability. We know that candidates will be considering how this opportunity fits alongside the demands of a busy day job and/or family life, and membership of a sub-committee is not essential.

Our intention in the future would be to introduce one ‘in person’ twilight session per year.

If you are new to trusteeship we would love you to consider starting that journey with Services For Education and we will tailor our induction programme accordingly.

Download Trustee Briefing Pack

For further information

For further information please email Lindsay Allen, HR Director lindsay.allen@servicesforeducation.co.uk

SFE is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Closing date: 5pm on Monday, 1 June 2026.

What do our people say about working for SFE?

Here for the community

"I feel immensely proud to be part of an organisation that makes such a meaningful impact on the Birmingham community"

Pursue your passions

"We are all united by passion that comes from music and learning"

Extraordinary and meaningful work

"I want children to be able to achieve their dreams and bring music to life for them"

important information for applicants

Services For Education is committed to highest standards in safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants involved in regulated activity will be required to provide an enhanced DBS disclosure. Everyone in Services For Education is alert to safeguarding issues and has a shared responsibility that is integral throughout our policies and practice.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To find out what personal data we, Services For Education, hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process please see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

We are committed to the principle of diversity and equality of opportunity in employment.

From 6 April 2017, employers in Great Britain with more than 250 staff are required by law to publish their gender pay gap information, covering pay and bonuses. View our Gender Pay Reports by clicking on the links below:

Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, we are required to check that anyone taking up employment with us has the legal right to work in the UK.

All shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide documentary proof of this during the interview process and we will be required to take a copy of the successful candidates’ documents before they commence working with us.

Please note, if you are a non-EU citizen you will need to hold the relevant visa giving you the right to work in the UK, to be evidenced via an Immigration Status share code. We are unable to sponsor non-EU citizens looking to come to the UK for work.

For more information please visit the UK Border Agency website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

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