Barclays and Governors for Schools have joined forces to help drive an increase in school governors and improve education for children through the professional expertise of Barclays employees. With a nationwide presence, over 45 Barclays employees across England and Wales will be able to join governing boards and make a…
It’s hard to imagine a time when mental health and wellbeing has been more important in schools.  This September, we’re launching a year-long campaign to showcase the importance of having link governors for wellbeing on every school board. Now more than ever, schools need a dedicated…
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Deloitte UK. Together, we’ll work to encourage talented and socially conscious staff to volunteer their skills as school governors. Deloitte has offices around the country and employees will have the chance to improve education in their local communities. Governors for Schools will match…
Like many universities, the majority of Durham’s staff is now working from home. We have been forced to postpone or cancel our upcoming events for our School Governor Network. To enable our governors to keep in touch, and keep the network alive, we have created a Microsoft Teams space…
Inspector Allen Davis from the Metropolitan Police Service talks about the new resource the force has created to support teachers and school staff in keeping children safe online. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Guidance for Schools is a comprehensive resource that helps front line professionals in schools…
The Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness week runs from 18th – 24th May and this year’s theme is ‘Kindness’. We couldn’t imagine the situation we’d be living through when these dates were announced months ago. The severity of global events, not only Covid-19 itself, but the measures…
Governors for Schools has this week announced the appointment Hannah Stolton as Chief Executive Officer, following Louise Cooper’s departure in August 2019. Hannah Stolton, who has led the charity as interim CEO since the summer, was appointed as CEO this week. Ms Stolton has been with Governors for Schools since…
This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of Governors for Schools. Ahead of our birthday party at London’s Guildhall, our CEO Hannah Stolton reflects on our journey and looks ahead to our plans for the future. In 1999, struggling inner-city schools took part in a government pilot scheme inviting business…
With the launch of our new campaign Challenge Accepted, our CEO Hannah Stolton explains why we’re calling for experienced professionals to volunteer their skills as governors or trustees – and how we’re doing it.  Diversity on governing boards is important. We’re continuing to see people of different ages, professional…
Join us on Wednesday 27th March 2019 from 6pm – 8pm at Ealing Town Hall to find out more about becoming a school governor. You’ll have the opportunity to meet representatives from local schools and see how your skills could benefit their governing board. Find out more: https://www.egfl.org.uk/news/2019/02/governor-recruitment-event RSPV:…
We know that school governors have a critical job. They set the strategic direction of schools, support and challenge the headteacher, and make sure public money is well spent. But historically, it’s been difficult for us to measure their impact, because it isn’t instant nor always visible. Over the…
We think becoming a school governor is an important and rewarding thing to do, but we wanted to hear our volunteers’ thoughts. So we recently asked our volunteers how they found their experience with Governors for Schools, and the responses have formed part of our Impact Report which we’ll be…