Governors Sought For Local Schools
Find out more about what role involves at a special meeting
Ealing Council is hosting a special event to recruit more people to become school governors
It will take place at the Town Hall on May 4th and will bring together those interested with representatives from local schools. Current governors and council officers will also be there to talk about the training available and answer any questions.
Governors do not need to have any relevant experience or connection to a school, unless they wish to become a parent governor when they must have a child at the school. But they do need to have a commitment to ensuring excellent outcomes for local children and a willingness to learn and contribute.
Governors do not get involved in the day-to-day running of the school but they do ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. They support the head teacher and senior management team but also hold them to account and make decisions about budgets and resources.
The average time commitment is around six to 10 days per year. Employers, under Section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, must give employees who are school governors reasonable time off to carry out their duties.
Cabinet member for children and young people, Councillor Binda Rai said: “Governors provide vital support to the borough’s schools. They are representative of the local population and bring a range valuable and useful skills and experience with them. Having been a school governor myself I know that it can be challenging but hugely satisfying to play a part in helping a school and its children to thrive.”
Ava Baptiste, who recently became a governor at Stanhope Primary School said: “I’ve been surprised about the range of things and decisions that I get involved with, I thought it might all be about meetings but it is much more than that.”
For more information about being a governor visit www.sgoss.com or www.egfl.org.uk.
For more information about the event please e-mail ealing@sgoss.org.uk.
April 25 2017