Wondering what it’s like to join the governing board of an independent school? What challenges does the role involve? What are the advantages of volunteering within the independent sector? To find out the answers to these questions (and more), we caught up with Manu Gupta, who has been a governor…
At Governors for Schools, we believe that recruiting governors from across a range of sectors can strengthen school boards and ensure children receive the holistic education they deserve. Indeed, our ‘All pupils, every ambition: Enriched education’ campaign is all about showing potential and existing governors how they can support…
“I’d been thinking about becoming a school governor for a while. I hadn’t been a governor when my daughters were at school and had always regretted it – but as a single parent with a career, I didn’t have the time. Approaching retirement, I wanted to give something back…