We’re proud to offer support for school governance volunteers.
That’s why at Governors for Schools, we’re always creating and sharing resources to help school governors be the best they can be in their role. We’re also proud to offer support to prepare prospective school governors to get into school governance.
We’ve collated the resources we offer on this page to support your development and give you an overview of how we can help you to excel in a school governance role.
Want to find out what’s new with Governors for Schools? Our news and blogs pages cover a range of frequently asked questions, guest blogs from organisations, and articles about supporting initiatives in your school. The aim is to offer comprehensive support for those in school governor roles across England and Wales.
Did you know that we regularly host webinars? These sessions provide information on all things school governance, including topics such as safeguarding, effective challenge, Head Teacher appraisal and Ofsted. You can register for upcoming webinars and watch back previous recordings online by visiting our webinars page.
Discover more about our eLearning modules on a variety of topics, from driving school improvement to reducing avoidable exclusions. Our eLearning is designed for prospective and in-post school governors alike. We recommend that anyone considering applying completes our Introduction to School Governance course, to find out more about the role.
Thinking about becoming a school governor and want to prepare for the role? Or just started volunteering and want to ensure you’re effective from the outset? Our ‘Become an Effective New School Governor’ series may be for you.
This CPD-certified induction course is ideally suited to those new to education, with key language, regulations and acronyms explained so you can fully engage with meetings and visits early in your school governance role. Each section contains real examples of actions and questions – to help you develop best practice – as well as videos of current school governors speaking about their roles.
Become an effective school governor
Thinking about becoming a school governor or recently taken on the role? Our school governor resources page is for you! Here, we detail support on offer for school governors as well as links to essential reading such as materials from the Department for Education.
If you’re taking on a governance role in Wales there are specific resources that are available to you, both in English and Welsh. We’ve collated guidance and links to organisations that can support you best on your governance journey.
Taken on the role of, or are thinking about becoming, an academy trustee? Our academy trustee resource page can help. Here, we detail support on offer for academy trustees as well as links to essential reading when taking on the role.
If you’re interested in becoming a school governor, our monthly ‘Introduction to governance‘ webinar may be of interest. This webinar provides detailed information about the role of a school governor and offers you the chance to direct questions to our expert school governor recruitment team.