You can register to become a governor at the Gov.uk website.
School governors are one of the biggest volunteer forces in the country, working in their spare time to promote school improvement and to support headteachers and teachers in their work.
Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) reflects that the quality of governors’ work is a very important. Inspection evidence tells us that there is a link between effective governance, the quality of leadership and management, and the quality of provision and pupil success.
There are a number of different categories of Governor: Parent, Staff, Local Authority, Co-Opted and Foundation, however, regardless of category all governors have three core functions with regards to the school, which are:
Once appointed, Reading Borough Council offer governors an annual training programme which:
If you are thinking about applying to become a school governor, these links may be useful:
Providers: governance leadership and clerking development