Governors
This document explains how to add or update your organisation’s governance details on Get Information about Schools (GIAS).
https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Guidance/Governance
Guidance on the roles and duties of governing boards, and advice on the skills, knowledge and behaviours they need to be effective.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook
An explanation of how governing boards of maintained schools and academy trusts are structured and descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of members.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-structures-and-roles
Halton’s SEND Local Offer
gives children and young educational needs or disabilities, and their families, information about what support services are available to them in their local area.
The Local Offer is a user-friendly website co-produced with and for children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities (SEND), their parents, carers and professionals, providing information, resources and videos – see topic sections below.
Local Offer | Halton's Local Offer (haltonchildrenstrust.co.uk)
Becoming a School Governor
School governors are volunteers who support schools and help them to provide the best education they can for children and young people.
Governors come from all walks of life and bring their different skills and life experiences and their different perspectives into their governing teams. There is no need to be an expert but it is important that you:
- are interested in education and in the welfare of children and young people
- are able to work as part of a team
- are comfortable asking questions
- have time to commit to the role (probably between 5 and 10 hours a month during school term time)
Would you like to become a school governor?
A number of schools in Halton are looking to appoint governors to their governing boards. School governing boards need skilled people to help them run effectively and a range of skills are needed around the table.
Whether you’ve spent 20 years as an accountant, manage a home and have caring responsibilities, or are in the early days of your career, your support for a school could be invaluable. Governing boards also need people with problem solving and negotiation skills, as much as specific expertise and experience.
If you are able to attend two or three meetings per term, are willing to provide input and commitment to the role, and are interested in helping to improve the outcomes for children in our schools, then we would like to hear from you.
To apply to be a governor, please contact [email protected]
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