Corporate Partners

Partnering with Governors for Schools

Governors for Schools strongly believes the business sector plays a key role in supporting effective leadership in schools across England and Wales. Since the charity’s founding in 1999, corporate partnerships have been central to our success.

By leveraging the expertise, experience, and resources of the corporate sector, we have been able to place skilled professionals in school governance roles where they can make a significant impact. These partnerships enable businesses to contribute to the development of future generations while fostering a culture of corporate social responsibility. The support of our corporate partners also allows us to provide a free-to-access matching service for state-funded schools.

The insights and leadership skills that corporate employees bring to school boards help drive strategic decisions, improve educational outcomes, and support the overall well-being of students.

School governance offers businesses the opportunity to support lifelong learning for children and young people

We provide a dedicated volunteer recruitment service for corporate partners, supporting their employees to take on governance roles.

Encouraging employees to become school governors has many benefits, including increased social impact and professional development. As detailed in our research, which explores the link between governance and professional development, school governors report strong development in their transferable skills and workplace performance.

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How we work with corporate partners

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STEM Governor Programme

Since 2022, we have been working with global engineering firm, AtkinsRéalis, to develop a STEM governor programme. The programme provides schools with board members who have a laser-focus on STEM delivery and the opportunities it provides to place the next generation into meaningful STEM careers.

Since its inception, the programme has grown with increasing support from partners working within STEM sectors. We now want to support more employers to deliver a STEM governor programme.

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Pathway to Governance/Trusteeship

Our Pathway to Governance/Trusteeship programmes exist to make the process of your staff becoming a school governor or academy trustee easy. The programme allows learners to develop their skills and knowledge to operate effectively within the educational governance space.

These programmes can both be taken at the pace of the learner, to fit around personal and professional commitments – mock trust board meetings then allow for putting what has been learnt into practice.

Find out about Pathway to Governance

Find out about Pathway to Trusteeship

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Cyber Governor Programme

Governors for Schools provides a Cyber Governor Programme to employers interested in having a positive impact in education. By connecting your people with school governance roles, we enable them to share their cyber skills, act as a champion for the sector, and deepen their expertise.

The Cyber Governor role has the focus of providing strategic leadership to a school or trust on digital compliance as well as policies and procedures for their IT systems and data security.

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Our success last year

In 2023-24, we successfully supported the appointment of 331 volunteers into governance roles via our corporate partnerships. This represents a 24% increase compared to the previous year reflecting the ever strengthening partnerships we build with our partners.

Governors for Schools provides a dedicated volunteer recruitment service for partners, supporting their employees to take on governance roles. Thanks to the dedicated work of our Partnerships team, this process is quick, efficient, and rewarding for all involved.

One of our aspirations is for all employers to recognise the value of their employees volunteering in school governance roles, and supporting them to do so. We are continuing to make strong progress towards this, why not join our mission?

Become a corporate partner today

Governors for Schools offers a range of partnerships to suit different organisations. We’d be delighted to discuss your unique needs and preferences.

For a preliminary conversation about corporate partnerships, please reach out to Emma Harris, Head of Partnerships Development, at [email protected]

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