Recruitment resources for schools
Our recruitment resources for schools help you to advertise your school governor vacancies.
Help with advertising vacancies – resources for schools
We offer support to every state-funded school across England and Wales to find school governors and academy trustees for their governing boards. If you’d like to find out more, join our next recruitment services webinar.
However, where schools require local governors with community links, we appreciate they may want to carry out their own recruitment in the first instance. To help you maximise the chances of finding a school governor for your role quickly, we’ve curated some resources to support your local advertising.
For maximum chance of success, we still recommend you register your vacancy to find a school governor with one of our recruitment services – so volunteers can access additional resources and support once appointed. During the application process, they can also tell us that they are are interested in your school specifically.
Recruitment tips
Our article outlines 5 actions you can take to ensure a quick and pain-free recruitment process. To maximise your chance of success, explore all options available, and be sure to share details of the vacancy with as wide a group of people as possible.
Social media posts
Share details of your vacancy on your school social media feeds and if you’re stuck for what to say, use our examples and images to help you get started.
- Examples of social media copy
- Primary school image for socials
- Secondary school image for socials
(once you click on either image link, right-click and select ‘save image as’ and then save as a PDF or JPEG to use on social media)
Interactive vacancy poster
Use a poster to share details of your vacancy. We’ve designed one for you, which can be edited to include your school details before you print. Above all, ask at local shops, libraries, and community centres if they’ll display details of the opportunity.
Community school governor letter
Another option is to send a letter to local residents asking if they would be interested in getting involved. Many people don’t know that the role of school governor is open to them. Additionally, it couldn’t be easier – simply use our template to contact people in your area, encouraging them to get involved.
Need additional support?
If you're looking for local volunteers with community knowledge to support your governing board, register your vacancy with us. We have 25 years of experience and a range of recruitment services to help you find your next volunteer.