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Vacancies on your governing board? Our recruitment services are here to help.
Sourcing skilled school governors is a challenge, but we make it easy. Over the past 25 years, we’ve recruited nearly 40,000 governance volunteers for schools and trusts in need. Â
If you have existing or upcoming vacancies on your governing board, read on to find out more about our services.Â
Anyone involved in governance at your school/trust can register a vacancy with our services, and it only takes a few simple steps.Â
If your position meets a volunteer’s requirements, our free matching service will share your vacancy with them. As a charity, we’re proud to support all types of state-funded schools and academies to find school governors.Â
Our Enhanced Recruitment Service takes a schools-first approach, using proactive outreach and targeted headhunting to find your next volunteer. Ideal for boards in need of fast results or specific skill sets.
Effective governance starts and ends with strong leadership. We’ll find you a skilled chair of governors in your area, and ensure they’re prepared for the role through training and mentoring.
Every school/academy trust has different budgets. That’s why we continue to offer our free to access matching service.
However, where boards have multiple vacancies, or require specific skill sets to deliver effective governance – we also offer a number of paid for offerings. These include our Enhanced Recruitment Service and Chair Recruitment Service, which use targeted headhunting and proactive outreach to find school governors.
As a charity, these services allow us to continue our work sustainably, while ensuring schools and trusts have effective governance in place. The below services brochure outlines all our services, including the benefits of opting for our paid-for offerings.
Services brochure
Access our free matching service and information about this and our Enhanced Recruitment Service in Welsh. To discuss recruitment needs or our other services in Welsh please contact [email protected].
Cyrchwch ein gwasanaeth paru am ddim a gwybodaeth am hyn a’n Gwasanaeth Recriwtio Gwell yn y Gymraeg. I drafod anghenion recriwtio neu ein gwasanaethau eraill yn y Gymraeg, cysylltwch â [email protected].
Inclusion is at the heart of what we do. With 25 years experience in the education governance space, we understand it’s vital that children see people of all backgrounds in board-level positions.Â
We believe that a diverse governing board is a stronger board, reflecting school communities and the wider country. You can read more about how we find school governors with different lived experiences and skill sets, to improve diversity on your board.
Our CPD-certified induction course for school governors is a course ideally suited to those new to education. It offers information about key language, regulations and acronyms within the education sector so school governors can fully engage with meetings and school visits early into their role.
Each section contains real examples of actions and questions – to help them develop best practice and get the ball rolling from day one.
Volunteers who don’t live in the school’s local area can join the board through remote governance. By joining meetings remotely through video calls, they can bring their skills to schools struggling to fill vacancies and offer an outside perspective.Â
Remote governance enables schools to improve board diversity, source different skill sets, and gain the experience and perspective of someone outside the community. That’s why we also find school governors who are happy to work remotely.
Register your school vacancy below and a member of our team will be in touch regarding next steps.
Have a question that hasn't been answered? Want to explore how we can support your governing board?
Drop us an email at [email protected] and a member of our recruitment team will get back to you.