School Governor

We are looking for a school governor (volunteer position) to join our dedicated friendly team on our full governing body. The governing body meets once or twice termly, the committees meet once each term, usually on Tuesday evening from 7pm in school. On occasion meetings are held virtually via Teams. Governors are required to attend the full governing body meetings and one committee meeting each term, as far as is practicable.

Being a school governor is a challenging but hugely rewarding role. It will give you the chance to make a real difference to young people, give something back to your local community and use and develop your skills in a board-level environment. As a governor you will be able to:

• Use your own experience of education and life beyond school to inform conversations
• Develop and utilise your skills in a board-level environment
• Make a valuable contribution to education and your community
• Support and challenge the school so that it improves for pupils and staff
• Bring your unique experiences, perspectives and insights in to decision-making in the interests of the school community

What skills do I need?

A broad outline of tasks and activities to be undertaken:

Governors set the aims and objectives for the school or group of schools and set the policies and targets for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the head teacher. In action, this means:

• Managing budgets and deciding how money is spent
• Engaging with pupils, staff, parents and the school community
• Sitting on panels and making decisions about things like pupil exclusions and staff disciplinary
• Addressing a range of education issues within the school including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special needs, staff workload and teacher recruitment
• Looking at data and evidence to ask questions and have challenging conversations about the school
• Appointing and performance reviewing the head teacher and senior leaders, including making decisions about pay

We are seeking someone with an interest in education, ideally but not exclusively, with some experience in or a background in education.