Thank you for your interest in applying for a foundation governor position in a Voluntary Aided (VA) school in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Please note: If you are applying to be a Foundation Governor, you would not typically be eligible for appointment if you are related to a current employee or another governor at the school

Relatives include - husband/wife, father/mother or father/mother-in-law, sister/brother or sister/brother-in-law, son/daughter, or son/daughter-in-law.

If you are related in any of the above ways to an employee or another governor at the school, please email Rebecca Tonks, [email protected], for further information and guidance.

To complete this application you will be asked to provide the following information, so please ensure that you have this available before you continue:

• The email address of your parish priest who can verify that you are a practising Catholic, ie the priest of the church where you attend Mass.
• Priest’s details can be found on the Archdiocesan website: Find a Priest or Deacon
• Please ensure that you have spoken to your priest before proceeding with your application so that he is aware that he will be contacted to verify that you are a practising Catholic.
• The email address of the person in the school to which you are applying who can verify that you have a current DBS certificate for the role of governor at the school. If you do not hold a DBS certificate, please contact the school to start the application process before submitting an application. The school will be able to advise of the email address of the person who will be able to verify your DBS once it is in place.

To confirm that you have read the above information and are ready to proceed with your application, please click on the link below.

Apply to be a Governor