School Governors

Governor Support - Who are we?

Bridget Sinclair - Manager
Service developments, quality assurance, specific governing body concerns and governor training and development.

Paul Davis - Governor Support Officer
Queries on legal issues and governing body compositions, temporary governing bodies, IT and systems development, governor recruitment and governor training and development.

Anna Richardson - Governor Support Officer
Course administration and bookings, co-ordination and maintenance of governor database and records, clerks accreditation and clerks development and training.

What do we do?

We offer support, legal advice and training to over 75 governing bodies comprising over 1100 governors and clerks, as outlined in our Catalogue of Subscription services and training.

How do we do this?

By giving governing bodies access to:

• Full governing body training
• Unlimited access to over 60 Central Training Courses
• A termly newsletter for each governor (sent to their home address): The Swindon Governor - Autumn 2008
• Fact Cards
  Click here for the most recently distributed fact cards:
  Fact Card 1 - The Role of Governing Bodies in School Improvement
  Fact Card 2 - Performance Management
  Fact Card 3 - The Pupil Exclusion Process
  Fact Card 4 - Alterations to School Premises
  Fact Card 5 - Ofsted Inspection
• Telephone and Email enquiry facility
• Emergency Clerking Service
• Unlimited access to a small library of resources. Click here to view our catalogue: Resources Catalogue
• Information Packs - Chair, SEN, Literacy, Numeracy, Head, Child Protection, More Able, Gifted and Talented and New Govenors
• Clerk's Manual and Induction

Although governing bodies are free to purchase the above items individually most choose to buy into the 'Catalogue of subscription services and training' which incorporates all the above for a single charge of £850.

What else do we do?

• Co-ordinate a three-weekly mailing to governing bodies
  Click here for details of the 2008/2009 financial year mailing dates: Mailing List 2008/2009
• Manage a governor database
• Provide support and training to governing bodies/schools causing concern
• Administer a nationwide Governor Services benchmarking group
• Produce guidance documents for governing bodies, which can be obtained from the Governor Support Useful Documents page.
  

Are you interested in becoming a School Governor?

Click here if you would like to find out more on Governor Recruitment

Click here for more useful information and documents