Our Governor Support Service provides high quality advice and guidance to -
- School Governors
- Academy Trust Boards
- Head Teachers
- Principals
to support them in their role. This is complemented by a comprehensive and tailored programme of training. It covers all aspects of -
- education and legislation to address roles
- legal responsibilities
- best practice
How to access this service
Use the online form below to apply to be a school governor -
Apply to be a school governor (opens in a new window)
What happens next
All enquiries of a general nature will be responded to within one working day.
Service features
- high quality reliable responsive support to -
- Governing Bodies
- Trust Boards
- headteachers
- individual governors
- produce newsletters and guidance documents
- provide knowledgeable advice based on many years of experience in school governance
- extensive databank of policies
- comprehensive training development programme and tailored sessions for individuals
- database of membership of governing bodies maintained
- records of attendance at full governing body meetings maintained
- secure storage of past minutes and confidential information
Benefits to schools
- 30 years of successfully supplying services to governors
- an experienced team works closely with local authority education and children’s services professionals
- highly customer focused
- good quality and cost-effective service
- flexible service and pricing
Service standards
- minutes and other documents produced at meetings will be distributed to schools within 14 days. This is as agreed by the school or Trust
- all school governors are offered training. This is to improve their knowledge to carry out the role
Find out more information on our service standards.
Statutory Service
- manage the nomination process for the appointment of Local Authority Governors
- instruments of government for all maintained schools
- offering advice on governance policy
- statutory regulations and procedure for schools
- trusts and academies
- provide a comprehensive training programme and tailored sessions directly through the Governors Team