School governors service

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

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
  • membership of joint governors association with Hull and East Riding governors (GATHER)

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