Volunteers Week - Governors for Schools

Celebrating Volunteers Week

This Volunteers Week, we’re celebrating the dedication of volunteers who make a difference within education as both school governors and academy trustees across England and Wales every day. This week provides a good opportunity for us to come together and thank all volunteers for their invaluable contribution, especially during the last year.

If you’re interested in becoming a school governor, join our webinar to learn more about the role. Read more details below.

Volunteer as a school governor and support your community

School governors have a varied and important role in helping the school run effectively.

They have 3 core functions:

Planning the strategic direction of the school
Overseeing financial performance of the school and ensuring money is well spent
Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account

The school governor role is strategic rather than operational. School governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of a school, instead supporting and challenging the school’s leadership team to drive school improvement.

Apply to become a governor

Learn more about becoming a school governor

We’re hosting a free webinar for those interested in finding out more about school governance. Join us on Friday 4^th June at 11am, where we’ll be on hand to talk more about what governance entails, how to apply, and to answer any questions from prospective volunteers.