what do school governors do?
School governors:
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who can be a school governor?Anybody over 18 years of age, with a the following exceptions.
A person is disqualified from holding or from continuing to hold as a governor or associate member if they:
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how do I apply to become a school governor?
Being a school governor can be a challenging and rewarding experience.
Do you have skills that could be useful as a school governor or just an interest in improving pupils' education?
You can become a school governor by:
Schools organise elections and tell parents and staff about them, but you can always ask a school whether there are vacancies now that need to be filled.
You can also complete and submit a local authority school governor application form, available to download here.
Do you have skills that could be useful as a school governor or just an interest in improving pupils' education?
You can become a school governor by:
- being elected by parents as a parent governor, if your child attends the school
- being elected by the teaching or non-teaching staff, if you are a member of the teaching or non-teaching staff
- being appointed by the local education authority
- being appointed by the church or charitable trust
- or by being co-opted (appointed) by the the other governors.
Schools organise elections and tell parents and staff about them, but you can always ask a school whether there are vacancies now that need to be filled.
You can also complete and submit a local authority school governor application form, available to download here.
east riding governor contact
Governors' Support Team,
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA. Tel: (01482) 392446 Email: lisa.devine@eastriding.gov.uk |
how do I contact the governors
In order to contact the governors of your child's school you will need to get in touch with the school in the first instance and they will make the contact on your behalf. You will not be able to contact the governors directly, but the school will treat your contact in confidence where appropriate and act as a mediary.
If you need to make a complaint about a school and involve governors you will need to follow the school's complaints procedure. |
governor handbook
The Department for Education (DfE) has released a new Governors Handbook for September 2014. This is the fourth edition of the handbook which was first published last year. Click here for your copy
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