Chair Recruitment Service

Our Chair Recruitment Service

At Governors for Schools, we understand the challenge of finding someone with the right skills and experience to chair a board of governors. The recruitment process can be time-consuming, with no guarantee of success, and your time often needs to be directed elsewhere. That’s why we are excited to launch the Chair Recruitment Service.

This paid offering includes targeted headhunting and proactive outreach to attract top-quality candidates. Additionally, all volunteers recruited through the service will receive support throughout the recruitment process. Once placed, they will also benefit from chair-specific training and mentorship from governing professionals.

Schools – find a chair of governors

A member of our dedicated recruitment team will conduct a ‘discovery call’ with you to understand your needs.
We will conduct pro-active outreach and head-hunting to identify volunteers with suitable experience and interest in becoming a chair. To reflect this improvement in our service and ensure the charity is sustainable, there will now be a charge in place for the recruitment of chairs of governors.
We will provide volunteers with training to improve their knowledge of governance and enhance their chairing abilities.
We are delighted to be working with IGovS, a support service formed by leading governance professionals. IGovS will provide placed volunteers with chair-specific training, as well as mentoring for the first four months of their placement. This enhanced support will enable new chairs to learn from other professionals and develop their leadership skills, benefiting the whole board.

Volunteers – become a chair of governors

If you’re ready to take the next step in your governance journey, we’ll fully support you. When you’re appointed as a chair of governors through our service, you’ll receive training and mentoring from our experienced partner, IGovS.
Whether you’re new to school governance or looking to take the next step, Governors for Schools will provide a package of support to help you thrive as a chair. Additionally, this package includes school governor induction eLearning to increase your governance knowledge, as well as bespoke training in being a chair.

Register your chair of governors vacancy

Ready to register your chair vacancy and find the right person to lead your board?

Simply fill out our registration form and a member of our team will be in touch regarding next steps.