Dear Future Governor, Could you help a school in need? Not with money, but with time. Time to help shape the vision and ethos of a school, time to help monitor that money is well spent, and time to support school leaders. My name is…
Today, we are delighted to celebrate National School Governors’ Awareness Day. On this important day, Governors for Schools would like to sincerely thank all our volunteers for their hard work and commitment to schools across England and Wales. Thank you! As you navigate the challenges of school life during the…
Governors for Schools is delighted to announce the launch of a new eLearning module designed to equip governors in maintained schools with the skills they need to successfully appoint new headteachers. Developed with the support of GovernorHub and The Key, the resource is free to…
Governors for Schools has just celebrated the second anniversary of our first governor placement in a Welsh school. We extended our governor matching service to Wales in late 2020, allowing us to make even more of a difference in young people’s lives. Since then, we’ve placed 156 volunteers in…
As the autumn term draws to a close, we’re excited to be wrapping up a successful year full of campaigns, conferences, and new governor and trustee appointments. We’re grateful for everyone who has connected with us in 2022, whether as a volunteer, school, trust, or partner organisation. Your commitment to…
As the Autumn term draws to a close, we’re delighted to report a highly successful first term for our 125,000 challenge. Through our work with our wonderful corporate partners, we aim to place enough governance volunteers into enough schools and academies to have a collective impact on 125,000…
Today marks the end of Governors for Schools’ ‘Boards Against Bullying’ campaign, a month-long initiative to raise awareness about how governors can tackle bullying in schools. Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored how bullying can profoundly affect young people’s lives, as well as the ways in which governors…
Yn Wythnos Elusennau Cymru eleni, rydym yn dweud diolch i’n gwirfoddolwyr ymroddedig sy’n cefnogi ysgolion ledled Cymru. Ers lansio ein gwasanaeth recriwtio llywodraethwyr yn 2020, rydym wrth ein bodd ein bod wedi helpu i benodi 137 o wirfoddolwyr ar fyrddau ysgolion yng Nghymru. Roedd ehangu Governors for Schools i Gymru…
This Welsh Charities Week, we’re saying thank you to our dedicated volunteers who support schools across Wales. Since launching our governor recruitment service in 2020, we are delighted to have helped appoint 137 volunteers onto school boards in Wales. The expansion of Governors for Schools into Wales marked an exciting…
Governors for Schools is pleased to echo the important message of Trustees’ Week by joining in the celebration of trustees and their vital work. We take this opportunity to thank volunteers on academy trust boards and our own valued charity trustees. As we increase our charity’s efforts to support…
Governors for Schools is delighted to announce the launch of our latest campaign, ‘Boards Against Bullying’, in conjunction with anti-bullying charity Kidscape. With almost 30% of school leaders reporting that non-physical and physical forms of bullying occur at least twice weekly in their schools, we believe it’s time…
Governors for Schools is thrilled to announce a significant increase in the number of volunteers applying to take on a school governance role. As of September 2022, we’ve seen an incredible 1,690 new recruits – a 24% increase on last year’s figures for the corresponding period. These new volunteers will…