Have you ever thought of becoming a school Governor?
You’d be joining over 250,000 people who already volunteer as school governors across the country and share your passion and flair for education and the local community, Here’s a little overview of what’s involved.
A governor is an individual who works with the rest of the board. They’re committed to contributing to the educational futures of our youth. You must be over 18 and show a keen interest in education and the local community.
Responsibilities involve constructively challenging current processes, using your unique skills to support senior leaders, and overseeing school finances. You’ll be involved in a whole host of areas, such as monitoring, budget management and data analysis with the opportunity to undergo further training to develop your professional skills.
In most schools, full board meetings are held termly, as are committee meetings.
Most governors will sit on a committee linked to their skills such as teaching and learning or finance and resources. In addition to attending meetings, governors will need to read the papers assigned to agendas before the meetings. Also, governors may have the opportunity to complete training courses and occasionally visit their schools.
How can I become a school governor?
Governors for Schools and Inspiring Governance exist so that you can apply for the role of school governor. By bridging the gap between schools and potentially skilled volunteers like yourself, they are making a massive impact on the education governance landscape.
Governance within multi-academy trusts
Local Governing Bodies play a crucial role in the MAT, the overall legal responsibility for the operation of the Trust lies with them. The board must comply with DfE requirements whilst being accountable for the performance of all schools within the MAT.
Being a school governor provides an opportunity to voice your ideas whilst shaping the strategic vision of the school. You’ll be faced with frequent challenges and support, allowing you to contribute to making significant improvements to education governance within schools and the future generation.
How can Berry Education further support multi-academy trusts?
Here at Berry Education, we believe the key to improving school performance is effective governance practice, a cohesive governing board and the right tools to support the processes of the Academy/Trust.
TrustGov (our governance MIS) supports you and the entirety of your board by enabling your Academy/Trust to strategically manage your governance processes and compliance through automations.
Click here to learn more about how you can streamline your MATs processes: About TrustGov – Berry Education